Scientific Calculators should shape like a laptop

There are too many keys, too many functions, too many equations, too many constants. We need more inputs and more intuitive formfactor. We need better tools to solve equations "by hand", yet be assisted by software at the same time. The qwerty layout gives too many keys not used for equations. Whiteboards are too one-topic limited. Graphing calculators don't have enough keys, not enough space to categorize the keys, and keys compete for space with the screen. We need a standard keyboard layout for math, and forget the qwerty (in this case).

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