Calculator for the PC

[Topher925]

Does anyone know of a free scientific calculator for the PC? The one that comes with W7 is crap and I'm tired of using matlab or wolframalpha for the most basic of calculations.

 

[MATLABdude]

Google? While it can't do memory (I guess you could open up multiple tabs and copy and paste) it can do unit / base conversions and all of the scientific calculator type stuff I've thrown at it:
http://www.googleguide.com/calculator.html

 

[Mark44]

What's wrong with the Windows calculator? I use it all the time for basic calculations. In Standard mode, it's just a simple calculator, but in Scientific mode it has a lot more capabilities. There are also Programmer and Statistics modes.

 

[mathman]

http://www.calculator.org/download.aspx

I've been quite happy with this one (calc98). It's free.

 

[Topher925]

What's wrong with the Windows calculator? I use it all the time for basic calculations. In Standard mode, it's just a simple calculator, but in Scientific mode it has a lot more capabilities. There are also Programmer and Statistics modes.

It doesn't like notations like 4e-5 and its a pain to use with trig functions. I like a calculator where I can type in an entire formula and have it not do anything until I hit enter or =.

http://www.calculator.org/download.aspx

I've been quite happy with this one (calc98). It's free.

Calc98 doesn't seem to be any better than the calculator that comes with windows.

 

[story645]

I use a python shell (which has most of the functionality of matlab if you throw in some libraries)

 

[waht]

It doesn't like notations like 4e-5 and its a pain to use with trig functions. I like a calculator where I can type in an entire formula and have it not do anything until I hit enter or =. :

I rarely use a PC for the most basic calculation. I've got a Casio scientific calculator handy:

http://www.casio.com/products/Calculators_&_Dictionaries/Scientific_&_Financial/FX-115ES/

 

[turbo]

This looks like a reasonable option. I prefer RPN, though, and the OP may not.

http://www.calculator.org/OrderESDWin.aspx

 

[Xitami]

http://www.math.u-bordeaux.fr/~belabas/pari/doc/faq.html [Broken]