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Teachers and Students => Reviews => Topic started by: astarmathsandphysics on August 04, 2011, 10:19:12 am
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If you have an android phone or an iphone check out the maths app from wolframalpha. It costs £1.24 (about $2) and is frankly amazing. It provides fully worked solutions for many calculus questions - if you could use this in an exam it might at 10% to your marks.
Many textbooks only provide answers with no method or working. This app provides the working, and on my android phone I can also speak the question. I have seen it on the iphone too, but is not as impressive there because the screen is not as big.
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Wolfram Alpha for iPad App Review
Not too long ago, I reviewed Mathematica 8 from a novice's perspective. About that time it started becoming clear that,Wolfram, maker of Mathematica, was starting to get interested in app development. Their first major app was an iOS version of Wolfram Alpha, available on both the iPhone and iPad as well as Android. If you've never heard of Wolfram Alpha, I suggest you start by check out the Wolfram Alpha site, which has been around for years. Essentially, it's a "computational search engine," meaning it can perform calculations like a graphing calculator or answer questions like "what's 2 apples plus one orange?" I recently plunked down my $1.99 so I could write a Wolfram Alpha review, using the iPad version throughout.
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Different Isn't Better
Basically, what I found is that the Wolfram Alpha app is pretty darn close to the website. In fact, I tried several searches on my laptop and through the app, and the results were identical, so I assume the app is just pulling it's info straight from the same source as the website. You might ask as I did then, what's the point of the app?
There are two reasons I'd choose this app. First, the Wolfram Alpha website is clunky in Safari. I tried navigating a simple graphing calculation using Safari. It still worked, but it was a major pain in the rear to use the iOS keyboard in order to enter the calculation. I had to keep switching between ABC, .?123, and #+= just to to a simple equation. It also seemed to render much slower than the app once it was finally inputting it. With the Wolfram Alpha app, the custom keyboard had all the keys I needed to quickly enter my search without a lot of jumping between keyboard views.
Second, I really liked the how the examples are set out on the app compared to the website. Using the app, I could see all kind of options for search queries that Wolfram Alpha would recognize like sports, food, and music. There is an option to click over to examples on the website, but I really like how I don't have to switch screens on the app.
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Bottom Line Wolfram Alpha App Review
This is a really cool app. It's a great example of an app with serious utility for math and science students as well as plenty of fun features that will allow you to kill a few minutes will waiting in line. I've heard rumors that the original price was somewhere around $50 which would be a lot tougher to justify, but at $1.99 it's actually underpriced. It's easy to recommend because I feel like it's worth at least five times it's current price.
http://www.techpoweredmath.com/go/wolfram-alpha-itunes/
http://www.wolframalpha.com
http://www.techpoweredmath.com/wolfram-alpha-ipad-app-review/
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If you need that app for free, try the following link (only for iOS):
http://www.mediafire.com/?4gmbtb4lts7lm5o (http://www.mediafire.com/?4gmbtb4lts7lm5o)
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discovered two more great apps. camscanner let's you take pictures and store them as offs. resolution for a4 is good on my phone. I made a 10 page document and emailed it using only this app and my phone.
also discover cctv on my phone. there are many apps that allow me access to all traffic cameras in London, like in the bourne films.
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discovered two more great apps. camscanner let's you take pictures and store them as offs. resolution for a4 is good on my phone. I made a 10 page document and emailed it using only this app and my phone.
also discover cctv on my phone. there are many apps that allow me access to all traffic cameras in London, like in the bourne films.
WOW you sound more like a secret agent :P
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I will try and get a phone screenshot.
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so i've got an iphone 3G
but i really don't know how to use it well!
first of all i really dont know how to save the videos?
somehow when someone tries to Bluetooth me some thing it doesn't come!
i really hate the ringtones in the phone and want to put my own but i really don't know if it's possible,is it?
so someone who knows the heads and tails of this i-phone please be kind enough to help me?XD
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I have a heartbeat monitor on my android phone too, called 'instant heart rate' which monitors your heart rate when you place a finger over the camera lens. Efficient and to the point.
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so i've got an iphone 3G
but i really don't know how to use it well!
first of all i really dont know how to save the videos?
somehow when someone tries to Bluetooth me some thing it doesn't come!
i really hate the ringtones in the phone and want to put my own but i really don't know if it's possible,is it?
so someone who knows the heads and tails of this i-phone please be kind enough to help me?XD
You can't save?? :o Once you start recording and stop it, it gets saved.
iPhone doesn't support Bluetooth with other phones , only iPhone to iPhone is possible.
And you can download ringtones once you jailbreak your phone. A software called " CYDIA" appears as you jailbreak and you can download ringtones from there.
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Bluetooth does work except with other iphones. That probably means more than half the time.
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Iphone 5 is coming soon GUYS :)
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I hear the iphone 6 will have a bigger screen. When I compare my htc desire with the iphone that is the iphone's biggest bad point.
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I hear the iphone 6 will have a bigger screen. When I compare my htc desire with the iphone that is the iphone's biggest bad point.
Iphone 6 ::)
Iphone 5 hasnt been released yet and its specifications hasnt been announced!
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I agree ;D
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Should know the difference between 5 and 6
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Should know the difference between 5 and 6
its unpredictable :)
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I found a great smartphone app for travellers. It is a wordpress app that means you can post to your blog quickly from your phone. For iphone and android.
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is that for real?
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It is. Good for use in bed.
Just found whatsapp too. Like skype but you have to pay $1.99 a year.
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It is. Good for use in bed.
Just found whatsapp too. Like skype but you have to pay $1.99 a year.
whatsapp is available in app store, and you don't have to pay yearly for using it. price is $1.99
viber is good too, free calls and sms, its a free app for iphone and android.
http://www.viber.com
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What I reaaly want is an app that can record video off the screen.
So many apps require root access.
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well that's amazing
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The ipad can't record off the screen.
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Anyway, thanks for this post because I'm doing an essay about smartphone apps for my company that offers Custom Essay Writing Service (http://www.essaywriter.co.uk/) ...This forum really helps!
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So, to anyone NOT using android or iOs...
I got my N8 a few days ago (week to be precise), and got some good apps for it.
So, first up is automatic panorama. It makes, surprise!, panoramas. It's a good app because it's free, and the N8 doesn't have native panorama support.
Second up: ( If you're interested in photography, which I assume you are, since you bought an N8!,) is Nat Geo Photo Tips. small app, lot's of brilliant advice about photography.
Third up: Swype. I don't know if you've heard of it, but it basically allows you to write, without having to write. You just start at one letter, and then move you finger over other keys to form the word you want, and it guesses and types it in for you. makes writing much faster.
and since you don't usually get countdown timers on these new-fangled phones, get Countdown Timer from the Ovi Store.
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N8 is the best. (:
We even have N8 club! ;D (https://studentforums.biz/technology/the-n8-club!!/)
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Android:
ezPdf reader! Amazing. Prefect! For people who wants to edit pdf on their android tablets../ phones
Astro: for file management
Thinkfree Office/ Documents To Go/ Quickoffice Pro for creating/ modifying office documents
ios/ apple
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still waiting for a proper share your screen app
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Browsing the forum feom my Galaxy tab, took a screen shot using this app 'Screenshot UX'
Seems a good one
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Browsing the forum feom my Galaxy tab, took a screen shot using this app 'Screenshot UX'
Seems a good one
With android 2.3, which is shown in the pic. You have to push the home button and lock button together and it will be taken as a snapshot. No need for any applications.
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Oh really, didnt know that :)
Didnt know work anyway
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Oh really, didnt know that :)
Didnt know work anyway
Tried it?
Works on my phone.
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I use the same method for iPhone
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Guys you made me feel stupid :(
You might have a lock button on your mobile different from my tab? The lock button in my tab is the one i use to turn it off
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Missing my htc phone.
It wont switch on so I sent it to be repaired, now my phone co say I must collect it from the shop and I say they must deliver it to my house.
Stalemate.
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Guys you made me feel stupid :(
You might have a lock button on your mobile different from my tab? The lock button in my tab is the one i use to turn it off
The lock button is the same which is used for turning off the phone. Do not push it for long otherwise the option for turn off/flight mode etc. will appear.
This is the procedure.
First press home button, then lock button and leave the lock button before leaving home button. You are done.
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Nice tou leyarn the screenshoet thing. Wonder why all books on android ,.are so expensive.
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Im a huge NT fan, but this years just didnt impress me. I also love SPA but there were so many boxes that were missing hits, i couldnt justify giving them best product of the year. I picked ultimate because I feel they improved the most from previous years.