PhotoMath

The potential of smartphones and their applications to facilitate all kinds of tasks seems endless, and if there is a field where this potential can be fully exploited, it is education. In this sector, and more specifically in that of mathematics, is where the application that we highlight this week in Xataka Windows plays: PhotoMath

PhotoMath is a new application with a version for Windows Phone that allows you to solve equations and mathematical operations on the fly With an idea similar to that of Other existing applications to translate between languages, with PhotoMath it is enough to point the mobile camera at the operation that we want to solve so that it takes charge of doing the hard work.

Once we have framed the operation, so we can expand the capture area by sliding our fingers, the application will take care of scanning and capturing it using character recognitionOnce this is done, PhotoMath will carry out the necessary calculations on its own and immediately show us its solution on the screen.

Once the operation is recognized, the solution is instantaneous and will be overprinted in red. But, in addition, PhotoMath allows us to go a little further and consult the resolution process step by step This can be consulted at any time thanks to the fact that the application also saves a history of operations recognized and performed over time.

Of course, like everything else, PhotoMath has its limitations and only works with simple operations, lacking support for more demanding ones such as equations complex or the calculation of integrals.The good thing is that those that it supports are detected and resolved quickly and well, and their number is likely to increase given that the application has just been released this week. It is also free and can now be downloaded from the Windows Phone Store.

PhotoMath

• Developer: PhotoPay
• Download it at: Windows Phone Store
• Price: Free
• Category: Education