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Google Tutorial - Finding Specialized Information

 

About Google // Search Strategies // Results // Specialized Information // Features

To find specialized information, such as definitions, phone numbers, stock quotes, etc., use the following search options:

Option

Query Format

Example

Define

define:

define:atrocious

Phone # by name and address

Last name, zip code OR First name, last name, State

Story, 28607 OR Melvin Story, NC

Address by phone #

000-000-0000

650-930-3500

Map for a location

Street, City, State

710 Asbury Street, San Francisco, CA

Stock quote

XXXX

MSFT

Physical Constants

Name the Constant

speed of sound

Measurements and Conversion

Convert to and from unit

3 bushels in teaspoons or 55 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit or 1 acre in square feet

Google also serves as a calculator. The basic and advanced mathematical operators follow:

Operator

Meaning

Example

+

Addition

23 + 17

-

Subtraction

1024 - 256

*

Multiplication

43 * 22

/

Division

1200 / 16

^ or **

Exponentiation

2^20 or 2**20

% of

Percentage of

15% of 39.54

!

Factorial

5!

Choose

Combinations without replacement (n!)/((k!)(n-k)!)

10 choose 3

Sqrt

Square root

Sqrt 81

Log

Logarithm (base 10)

Log 100

Lg

Logarithm (base 2)

Lg 1024

Ln

Natural logarithm (log base e)

In 20

Exp

e-to-the

Exp 1

Sin, cos, tan, csc, sec, ctn

Trigonometric functions (radians)

Sin (0) + ctn (3)

Arcsin, arcos, arctan, arccsc, arcsec, arcctn

Inverse Trigonometric functions (radians)

Arccos(1) + arctan(1)

Sinh, cosh, tanh

Hyperbolic trigonometric functions

Sinh(2) + cosh(2)

Mod

Modulo (remainder)

10 mod 4

Reciprocal of

One over

Reciprocal of 10

 

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