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Scientific calculations using AddUp 2

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Scientific calculations with AddUp are performed by entering complex series of numbers and operators to form the expression to evaluate, as well as various math functions. The expression can be typed in and edited at will, then pressing the Enter key causes it to be evaluated. There is no need to use buttons with this calculator, everything that needs to be evaluated can be directly entered in the work area.

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The available mathematical operators are: addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), exponent (^ or **), percent (%), factorial(!). These can be used alone or in combination to form complex expressions. Parentheses can also be used to nest sub-expressions. For example:

(123 + 456) * 78 = 45,162

901 - (23 / 45) ^ 6 = 900.98217

7! * 8% = 403.2

Functions are numerous. The more basic arithmetic ones include: absolute value, inverse, modulo and remainder functions, percent and signum. Scientific functions include mathematical functions that are normally found on a scientific calculator: square root, cubic root, power, exponent, logarithm (in various bases), factorial, etc.

ln(123) = 4.8121844

sqrt(81) = 9

Faithful to commonly used scientific notation, multiplications are implied when there is no operator between a value and a function. The same goes for constants and parenthesized expressions. This means that we can use expressions like this:

5 ln(pi + 3) = 9.0754205

5 pi + 3 = 18.707963

5 (pi + 3) = 30.707963

(4 + 1) (pi + 3) = 30.707963

Trigonometric functions are available of course: sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant. These functions take parameter values that can be expressed in radians (the default when no unit is specified), in degrees or in gradients.

sin(pi/4 rad) = 0.7071068

sin(pi/4) = 0.7071068

sin(45 deg) = 0.7071068

sin(50 grad) = 0.7071068

As well, inverse trigonometric functions are included: arc-sine, arc-cosine, arc-tangent, arc-cotangent, arc-secant and arc-cosecant.

Akin to trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions are also provided: hyperbolic sine, hyperbolic cosine, hyperbolic tangent, hyperbolic cotangent, hyperbolic secant and hyperbolic cosecant. As well, inverse hyperbolic functions are included: hyperbolic arc-sine, hyperbolic arc-cosine, hyperbolic arc-tangent, hyperbolic arc-cotangent, hyperbolic arc-secant and hyperbolic arc-cosecant.

For more advanced math and engineering, complex numbers are natively supported. Complex number functions include: real and imaginary extractors, polar conversion, argument (or phase angle), complex conjugate, norm (or magnitude) and square of the norm. Complex numbers can be used directly in most operations where they would normally apply.

(1; 2) / (3; 4) = (0.44; 0.08)

sqrt(-9) = (0; -3)

A good deal of scientific work involves reference to constant values defined in physics, electronics and other scientific fields of study. AddUp defines a large set of scientific constants that are accessible either from the menu or from a button panel for selected fields of study.

Atomic Units
au1H Atomic unit of 1st hyperpolarizability (coulomb^3 meter^3 / joule^2) 3.20636151e-53
au2H Atomic unit of 2nd hyperpolarizability (coulomb^4 meter^4 / joule^3) 6.2353808e-65
auAct Atomic unit of action (joule s) 1.05457168e-34
auCharge Atomic unit of charge (coulomb) 1.60217653e-19
auChDen Atomic unit of charge density (coulomb / meter^3) 1.081202317e+12
auE Atomic unit of energy (joule) 4.35974417e-18
auECurr Atomic unit of electric current (amp) 6.62361782e-3
auEDM Atomic unit of electric field (volt / meter) 8.47835309e-30
auEF Atomic unit of electric field (volt / meter) 5.14220642e+11
auEFG Atomic unit of electric field gradient (volt / meter^2) 9.71736182e+21
auEPerm Atomic unit of electric permitivity (auEPerm) 1.112650056e-10
auEPolar Atomic unit of electric polarizability (coulomb^2 meter^2 / joule) 1.648777274e-41
auEPot Atomic unit of electric potential (volt) 27.2113845
auEQM Atomic unit of electric quadrupole moment (coulomb meter^2) 4.48655124e-40
auForce Atomic unit of force (newton) 8.2387225e-08
auLength Atomic unit of length (meter) 0.5291772108e-10
auM Atomic unit of magnetizability (joule / tesla^2) 7.89103660e-29
auMass Atomic unit of mass (kg) 9.1093826e-31
auMDM Atomic unit of magnetic dipole moment (joule / tesla) 1.85480190e-23
auMFD Atomic unit of magnetic flux density (tesla) 2.35051742e+5
auMom Atomic unit of momentum (kg meter / s) 1.99285166e-24
auSpeed Atomic unit of speed or velocity (meter / s) 2.1876912633e+6
auTime Atomic unit of time (s) 2.418884326505e-17
Chemo-Physical
amc Atomic mass constant (kg) 1.66053886e-27
amcEE Atomic mass constant energy equivalent (joule) 1.49241790e-10
avogadro Avogadro constant (1 / mol) 6.0221415e+23
boltzmann Boltzmann constant (joule / Kelvin) 1.3806505e-23
c1 First radiation constant (weber meter^2) 3.74177138e-16
c1SR First radiation constant for spectral radiance (weber meter^2 / steradian) 1.19104282e-16
c2 Second radiation constant (meter Kelvin) 1.4387752e-2
fConst Faraday constant (coulomb / mol) 96485.3383
loschmidt Loschmidt constant, 273.15 K, 101.325 kPa (1 / meter^3) 2.6867773e+25
mol [also: mole] Amount of substance unit (mol) 1
molGC Molar gas constant (joule / mol Kelvin) 8.314472
molMassC Molar mass constant (kg / mol) 1e-3
molMC12 Molar mass of carbon-12 (kg / mol) 12e-3
molPlk Molar Planck constant (joule s / mol) 3.990312716e-10
molVolGas Molar volume of ideal gas, 273.15 K, 101.325 kPa (meter^3 / mol) 22.413996e-3
sactet Sackur-Tetrode constant, 1 K, 101.325 kPa -1.1648677
stefBolt Stefan-Boltzmann constant (weber / meter^2 Kelvin^4) 5.670400e-8
wien Wien displacement law constant (meter Kelvin) 2.8977685e-3
Electromagnetic
bohrMag Bohr magneton (joule / tesla) 927.400949e-26
condQ Conductance quantum (s) 7.748091733e-5
josephson Josephson constant (hertz / volt) 4.83597879e+4
magFluxQ Magnetic flux quantum (weber) 2.06783372e-15
nucMag Nuclear magneton (joule / tesla) 5.05078343e-27
vonKlitzing Von Klitzing constant (ohm) 25812.807449

Hidden Values

Hidden constants are values that are not normally used in calculations but that may be reported in results, usually because of an invalid expression or similar error condition. These values do not appear in menus or button panels since they are not intended to be used as input.

Hidden Values
inf Infinity. This value cannot normally be used in expression since it represents a greater value than what can be represented by computer hardware. However it may be displayed in certain cases along with error messages to indicate excessively large results. inf
NaN Not-a-number. This value cannot normally be used in expression since it represents a non-numeric value. However it may be displayed in certain cases along with error messages to indicate impossible calculations. NaN
Mathematics
e Euler number 2.718281828459045...
i Imaginary number (square root of -1) (0; -1)
pi Ratio of a circle's periphery to its diameter 3.141592653589793...
Natural Units
naAct Natural unit of action 1.05457168e-34
naE Natural unit of energy (joule) 8.1871047e-14
naLength Natural unit of length (meter) 386.1592678e-15
naMass Natural unit of mass (kg) 9.1093826e-31
naMom Natural unit of momemtum (kg meter / s) 2.73092419e-22
naTime Natural unit of time (s) 1.2880886677e-21

Prefix Multipliers

Prefix multipliers are special constant values that can be used either alone or as prefixes. Used alone, they simply generate their constant value. Used as a prefix of another constant or measurement unit, they modify the value of the quantity they are attached to, multiplying it by their own value. All prefixes defined in the international SI system of measurements (kilo, micro, etc.) are included in this set. A few commonly used non-SI terms (half, double, etc.) are also included here and perform the same functions.

The most common use of prefixes is to form the extended names of various SI units such as kilogram, centilitre and megatonne. But AddUp does not restrict their usage to SI units alone: they can be added to non-SI units and to other constants. For example halfMeter, quarterPound, megaMiles and triplePi will all be recognized as proper unit or constant values.

Non-SI Prefix Multipliers
double 2 2
half 1/2 1/2
mono 1 (placeholder, no effect) 1
quarter 1/4 1/4
tetra (1) [also: quadri] 4 4
third 1/3 1/3
triple 3 3
SI Prefix Multipliers
atto 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 1e-18
centi 0.01 1e-2
deca 10 1e+1
deci 0.1 1e-1
exa 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 1e+18
femto 0.000 000 000 000 001 1e-15
giga 1 000 000 000 1e+9
hecto 100 1e+2
kilo 1000 1e+3
mega 1 000 000 1e+6
micro 0.000 001 1e-6
milli 0.001 1e-3
nano 0.000 000 001 1e-9
peta 1 000 000 000 000 000 1e+15
pico 0.000 000 000 001 1e-12
tera (1) 1 000 000 000 000 1e+12
yocto 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 1e-24
yotta 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1e+24
zepto 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 1e-21
zetta 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1e+21
(1) Note the similarity between prefixes "tera" and "tetra". These terms may resemble each other but they refer to very different multiples.

Sub-Atomic

Sub-atomic constants include measurements of sub-atomic particles and other values that best apply at the sub-atomic level. These constants are sub-divided into panels that refer to individual sub-atomic aspect, plus a general panel for miscellaneous constant values at this scale.

Sub-Atomic, Alpha Particle
aMass Alpha particle mass (kg) 6.6446565e-27L
aMassEE Alpha particle mass energy equivalent (joule) 5.9719194e-10
aMassMol Alpha particle molar mass (kg / mol) 4.001506179149e-3
Sub-Atomic, Deuteron
dMagMom Deuteron magnetic moment (joule / tesla) 0.433073482e-26
dMass Deuteron mass (kg) 3.34358335e-27
dMassEE Deuteron mass energy equivalent (joule) 3.00506285e-10
dMassMol Deuteron molar mass (kg / mol) 2.01355321270e-3
dRMSCR Deuteron rms charge radius (meter) 2.1394e-15
Sub-Atomic, General
eCharge Electron charge, elementary charge (coulomb) 1.60217653e-19
eGFact Electron g factor -2.0023193043718
eGyrMag Electron gyromagnetic ratio (1 / s tesla) 1.76085974e+11
eMagMom Electron magnetic moment (joule / tesla) -928.476412e-26
eMagMomAnom Electron magnetic moment anomaly 1.1596521859e-3
eMass Electron mass (kg) 9.1093826e-31
eMassEE Electron mass energy equivalent (joule) 8.1871047e-14
eMassMol Electron molar mass (kg / mol) 5.4857990945e-7
eRad Classical electron radius (meter) 2.817940325e-15
Sub-Atomic, Electron
bohrRad Bohr radius (meter) 0.5291772108e-10
circQ Quantum of circulation (m^2 / s) 3.636947550e-4
comptonW Compton wavelength (meter) 2.426310238e-12
fermiCC Fermi coupling constant (1 / GeV^2) 1.16639e-5
fsc Fine-structure constant 7.297352568e-3
hartree Atomic unit of energy (J) 4.35974417e-18
rydberg Rydberg constant (1 / meter) 10973731.568525
thomsonCS Thomson cross section (meter^2) 0.665245873e-28
weakMA Weak mixing angle 0.22215
Sub-Atomic, Helion
hGyrMagSh Shielded helion gyromagnetic ratio (1 / s tesla) 2.03789470e+8
hMagMomSh Shielded helion magnetic moment (joule / tesla) -1.074553024e-26
hMass Helion mass (kg) 5.00641214e-27
hMassEE Helion mass energy equivalent (joule) 4.49953884e-10
hMassMol Helion molar mass (kg / mol) 3.0149322434e-3
Sub-Atomic, Muon
mCompW Muon Compton wavelength (meter) 11.73444105e-15
mGFact Muon g factor -2.0023318396
mMagMom Muon magnetic moment (joule / tesla) -4.49044799e-26
mMagMomAnom Muon magnetic moment anomaly 1.16591981e-3
mMass Muon mass (kg) 1.88353140e-28
mMassEE Muon mass energy equivalent (joule) 1.69283360e-11
mMassMol Muon molar mass (kg / mol) 0.1134289264e-3
Sub-Atomic, Neutron
nCompW Neutron Compton wavelength (meter) 1.3195909067e-15
nGFact Neutron g factor -3.82608546
nGyrMag Neutron gyromagnetic ratio (1 / s tesla) 1.83247183e+8
nMagMom Neutron magnetic moment (joule / tesla) -0.96623645e-26
nMass Neutron mass (kg) 1.67492728e-27
nMassEE Neutron mass energy equivalent (joule) 1.50534957e-10
nMassMol Neutron molar mass (kg / mol) 1.00866491560e-3
Sub-Atomic, Proton
pCompW Proton Compton wavelength (meter) 1.3214098555e-15
pGFact Proton g factor 5.585694701
pGyrMag Proton gyromagnetic ratio (1 / s tesla) 2.67522205e+8
pMagMom Proton magnetic moment (joule / tesla) 1.41060671e-26
pMagMomSh Shielded proton magnetic moment (joule / tesla) 1.41057047e-26
pMagSh Proton magnetic shielding correction 25.689e-6
pMass Proton mass (kg) 1.67262171e-27
pMassEE Proton mass energy equivalent (joule) 1.50327743e-10
pMassMol Proton molar mass (kg / mol) 1.00727646688e-3
pRMSCR Proton rms charge radius (meter) 0.8750e-15
Sub-Atomic, Tau
tCompW Tau Compton wavelength (meter) 0.69772e-15
tMass Tau mass (kg) 3.16777e-27
tMassEE Tau mass energy equivalent (joule) 2.84705e-10
tMassMol Tau molar mass (kg / mol) 1.90768e-3
Universal
chImpVac Characteristic impedence of vacuum (ohm) 376.730313461
dirac Dirac constant (joule s) 1.05457168e-34
eConst Electric constant (farad / meter) 8.854187817
hBar [also: auAct, dirac] Dirac constant (joule s) 1.05457168e-34
lightSpeed Speed of light in a vacuum (mps) 299792458
magc Magnetic constant (newton / meter^2) 4e-7 PI
newtonG Newtonian constant of gravitation (meter^3 / kg s^2) 6.6742e-11
plk Plank constant (joule s) 6.6260693e-34
plkLength Plank length (meter) 1.61624e-35
plkMass Plank mass (kg) 2.17645e-8
plkTemp Plank temperature (Kelvin) 1.41679e+32
plkTime Plank time (s) 5.39121e-44
X-Ray
angStar Angstrom star (meter) 1.00001509e-10
cuXU Cu x unit (meter) 1.00207710e-13
moXU Mo x unit (meter) 1.00209966e-13
siLP Lattice parameter of silicon (meter) 543.102122e-12
siLS {220} lattice spacing of silicon (meter) 192.0155965e-12
siMV Molar volume of silicon (meter^3 / mol) 12.0588382e-6