BlackBerry app review: Neelam Complex Scientific Calculator
This is the back to school season. This is the correct time of the year to look out for educational products, be it your notebooks, laptops, writing pads, BlackBerry, etc. Wait.. WHAT?? What does BlackBerry has to do with back to school season and school going students? This is the question you may ask and it is logical. But let me tell you, there is one app for the BlackBerry which can be of great use for students, the new Neelam Complex Scientific Calculator. Now how many students dont use a scientific calculator? Almost all the students in the science stream will need this at all times.
Adam Boulfoul, the developer of this product, has programmed a very useful app for the BlackBerries. It is said to be the most comprehensive, complex and the best app of such kind in the market. I, being an engineer, did not understand a couple of the features of this app. Times have changed and the technology has grown. I’ll list the features of the app as it is mentioned by the developer. But the app really has got a lot of things in it. Its almost like using a real scientific calculator. But I’m not sure whether students will be allowed to use their BlackBerries in the classroom.. 
Features:
- RPN notation (algebraic syntax) — enter expressions as you see from books (e.g. “log(sin(3+4))”) instead of having to work backwards
- Complex numbers — all functions support both real and imaginary inputs (with the exception of the factorial function), so you can evaluate “arcsinh(3+4i)” or “arccos(2)”
- A wide range of functions — all the standard functions scientific calculators can offer plus many more (e.g. polar input, cartesian-polar conversion, absolue values, conjugate)
- Over 20 physical constants embedded — no need to search through reference books
- Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts — all functions and numbers (with the exception of physical constants) have keyboard shortcuts, specifically chosen to make input as quick as possible
- Sleek and simple display — all of the above features are all on just 2 screens!
You can buy Neelam Complex Scientific Calculator for your BlackBerry Storm for $5.99 over here.
