Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Gay Kama Sutra v1.2

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Description
The most comprehensive sex position guide for homosexual men on the app store! YOU'D BE MAD TO BUY ANY OTHER GAY SEX APP!

Tons of gay positions for you to try out! THIS APP includes the following features:-

√ Sex position game!
√ Ambient Videos
√ Loads of gay sex positions, OVER 60!
√ Full instructions for each position!
√ Difficulty ratings
√ Average calories burnt for each position
√ Quote Databases
√ Gay love dice!

What is new?
- Bug fixes etc

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Math Quiz v1.0.1

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Description
Math Quiz has over 4,000 Math questions. By doing test you will improve your math skills and not make mistakes when using them in day to day activities

Preform a quiz with a set number of questions or a time trial quiz where you need to answer as many questions in a certain amount of time. Challenge yourself with sudden death mode where your quiz will end if you select the wrong answer

Review your old quizzes so you can see where you made mistakes and learn for next time.

Compete against your friends and check your scores on the leader board.

What's new

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Chemistry - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Powered by Handmark, Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry has been fully revised and updated. It its Sixth Edition this popular dictionary is the ideal reference resource for students of chemistry, either in high school or in college. The new edition features more than 4,300 entries, including hundreds of new terms. The Dictionary covers all aspects of chemistry--from physical chemistry to biochemistry--including topics such as metallurgy, materials science, forensic science, and geology. There are also biographical entries on key figures in the field. The application has feature articles on important topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and chronologies that chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. The volume includes with nine appendices, including the periodic table, SI units, the chemical elements, Nobel prizewinners, and useful websites.

Features
+ Over 4,300 entries, including new terms in biochemistry and forensic science
+ Includes feature entries on important topics such as polymers and crystal defects
+ Chronologies chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics
+ No wireless connection required

Reviews
"A favorite. It should be in every classroom and library... the reader is drawn inevitably from one entry to the nextmerely to satisfy curiosity"-- School Science Review

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Fuzzy search to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

Physics - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Powered by Handmark, the Oxford Dictionary Physics has been thoroughly revised, bringing users more than 3,800 entries--200 new to this edition--that define the terms of this fast-changing field with clarity and without jargon. The author provides coverage of all areas of physics and many related fields, including astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. He offers expanded information on applied physics, statistical distributions, polymers, and nanoscience, and includes ten feature articles on such key topics as crystal defects, magnetic resonance imaging, and the solar system. Here, too, are detailed appendices on SI units and the electromagnetic spectrum, a timeline of key dates in physics, a list Nobel Prize winners, and much more. Featuring more than 120 diagrams, graphs, and tables, this is a superb resource for students, teachers, and professional physicists.

Features
+ Over 3,800 clear and concise entries
+ Defines terms used in physics as well as terms from the related fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry
+ Expanded coverage of applied physics, statistical distributions, polymers, and nanoscience
+ 10 feature articles on key topics including crystal defects, magnetic resonance imaging, and the solar system
+ Detailed appendices include SI units, the electromagnetic spectrum, a timeline of key dates in physics, and a list of Nobel Prize winners
+ No wireless connection required

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Added Sounds-like (fuzzy search) to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

Mathematics - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Powered by Handmark, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics is authoritative and reliable. This superb reference contains more than 3,000 alphabetically arranged entries, providing clear jargon-free definitions of even the most technical mathematical terms. Ranging widely from Achilles paradox to zero matrix , the dictionary uses graphs, diagrams, and charts to render definitions as comprehensible as possible, offering an ideal introduction to subjects such linear algebra, optimization, nonlinear equations, and differential equations. The Dictionary covers both pure and applied mathematics as well as statistics, and there are entries on major mathematicians and on mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.

The application also contains valuable entries of useful and relevant information, including lists of Nobel Prize winners and Fields medalists and lists of formulae. The application is indispensable for students and teachers of mathematics and for anyone encountering mathematics in the workplace.

Features
+ More than 3,000 authoritative entries with clear and concise definitions
+ Wide-ranging coverage of pure and applied mathematics and statistics
+ Clearly illustrated with charts, diagrams, and graphs
+ Useful tables and lists including areas and volumes, integrals, symbols, and Greek letters
+ Includes mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos theory
+ No wireless connection required

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Added Sounds-like (fuzzy search) to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

English Literature - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Powered by Handmark and based on the vastly popular Oxford Companion to English Literature, this indispensable application offers over five thousand alphabetically arranged entries on individual novels, plays, songs, poems, novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, philosophers, historians, fictional characters, literary movements, legends, and much more.

Like its parent volume, this abridgement features useful plot summaries, entries on important fictional characters, and countless biographical articles on authors and other influential figures in the world of letters, all presented with the same lightness of touch that has made the original work such a pleasure to read. Fully revised and updated, the third edition features dozens of new entries on writers ranging from literary giant Marcel Proust, to American writers Michael Cunningham, Harper Lee, and Cormac McCarthy, to rising British stars Monica Ali, Hari Kunzru, and Zadie Smith. Readers will now find concise, reliable accounts of postmodern philosopher Jean Baudrillard, literary critic Terry Eagleton, science fiction writer Douglas Adams, fantasy writer Philip Pullman, Jamaican poet Jean "Binta" Breeze, playwright Michael Poliakoff, and children's author J.K. Rowling. In addition, the edition includes updated appendices listing the winners of the Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer prizes. There is also a new timeline, chronicling the development of literature from its origins right up to the present day.

With generous coverage of literature from around the world, entries on literary movements, critics, and critical theories, and updated information on modern authors and works, this is a book that readers will find indispensable.

Features
+ Contains over 5,000 entries
+ Written by a team of more than 140 distinguished contributors
+ Hyperlinks between words
+ No wireless connection required

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Added Sounds-like (fuzzy search) to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

Economics - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Comprehensively revised and updated, this outstanding reference work defines more than 2,500 key economic terms with clear, concise entries that cover all aspects of the field--from microeconomics and macroeconomics to e-commerce and international trade, including economic theory, labor economics, public finance, monetary economics, and environmental economics.

Users will find particularly strong coverage of international trade and economic organizations and institutions as well as expanded coverage of common econometric concepts, highlighting major theoretical concepts such as agency, competition, efficiency, and equilibrium. In addition, the authors provide appendices of Nobel Prize winners, the Greek alphabet, and institutional acronyms (providing details for each organization, including the website of each).

An essential reference book for students and teachers of economics and the related fields of social studies, business studies, and finance, the book is invaluable to professional economists, those working in business and finance, and anyone who has to deal with economic data or writing.

Features
+ Contains 2,500 entries on all aspects of economics, from microeconomics and macroeconomics to e-commerce and international trade
+ Increased international coverage of economic organizations and institutions
+ Highlighted feature entries on major theoretical concepts such as agency , competition , equilibrium , and efficiency
+ Appendices include Nobel Prize winners, the Greek alphabet, and institutional acronyms with the official website listed for each organization
+ No wireless connection required

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Added Sounds-like (fuzzy search) to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

Earth Sciences - Oxford Dictionary v2.0

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Description
Powered by Handmark, the Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences--now in its third edition--offers wide-ranging and authoritative coverage of the earth sciences and related topics. In more than 6,250 clear and accessible entries, it covers geology, oceanography, paleontology, mineralogy, volcanology, and planetary science as well as climatology, geochemistry, and petrology. The third edition is fully updated and includes additional coverage of process geomorphology and physical geography, plus more than 50 new line drawings to accompany descriptions of forms and processes.

Finally, the application has a number of appendices that include a revised geological time scale, stratigraphic units, lunar and Martian time scales, wind-strength scales, and SI units. It is an essential reference for students of geography, geology, and earth sciences and in related disciplines.

Features
+ A new edition of this leading dictionary--fully updated
+ Contains 6,250+ entries on geology, oceanography, volcanology, minerology, paleontology, and planetary science
+ Increased coverage of process geomorphology and physical geography
+ Appendices include stratigraphic units, geological, lunar and Martian time scales, wind-strenght scales, and SI units
+ Illustrated with around 130 explanatory line drawings--50 of them new
+ No wireless connection required

Reviews
"If there is one thing that Oxford University Press can produce better than any other publisher, it's a dictionary. This dictionary would be an important supplement to any Earth Science course or related discipline, but is also written so that someone without prior knowledge can be easily introduced to the field. A concise, informative and attractive book that attempts to cover every aspect of Earth Science for the modern world."--The Astrobiology Society of Britain

"I marvel at how the editors have compressed so much so clearly"--Nature (review for previous edition)
"Can really claim to offer comprehensive coverage of the earth sciences"--Times Educational Supplement (review for previous edition)

What's new in Version 2.0.0
+ Buy one application and use it on your iPhone or iPad, optimized for both devices!
+ Brand-new integrated design is accessible, clear, and easy to use.
+ Added Sounds-like (fuzzy search) to help find those difficult to spell words.
+ Share entries via email, Facebook and Twitter
+ Tag words with bookmarks or custom tags for easy retrieval.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later

Monday, September 27, 2010

iStudy: German Vocabulary v1.0

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Description
iStudy: German Vocabulary is a German study tool designed to help you learn more than 2100 German words.

iStudy: German Vocabulary offers the following:

- "Test mode" which includes more than 2100 flash cards for German words.

- "Study mode" which lets you review specific words of your choice.

- "Report card" to help you keep track of your learning progress.

- Modes to help you review and study words that you're struggling with most.

This app requires no network connection, allowing you to study German anywhere.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Assignments v1.31

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Description
Are you having trouble keeping your schoolwork organized? Would you simply like a better way to keep track of it all? Welcome to Assignments by Pinwheel Development, Inc: A way to organize work in an entirely new and sensible fashion. Assignments, unlike other task management programs, is built from the ground up to manage schoolwork. View all of your work, or view it organized by class. Search your assignments and view those that are soon due. Quickly add your classes and each assignment you enter will be organized with a flip of the onscreen wheel. Touch to add a recording to any assignment.

Assignments can be used for more than school work - it also helps you keep better track of personal notes and to-dos. Do all of this and more with Assignments.

Have a suggestion or feature request? Please email suggestions@pinwheeldevinc.com - We look forward to hearing from you.

We are looking for beta testers for the new version of Assignments. Email jobs@pinwheeldevinc.com for more information.

ON SALE FOR 1.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME! We would like to celebrate the release of 1.32, which fixes numerous bugs and improves program stability a great deal.

What's new in Version 1.31
Numerous updates and improvements. The program should perform better with fewer problems

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later.

Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook v1.2

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Description
Lonely Planet Mobile Phrasebooks – go native

Want to never be at a loss for words, no matter where you are in the world? With your iPhone, and a little help from Lonely Planet, you’ll have the local lingo licked.

Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel company, now offers its most popular phrasebooks in downloadable audio format, specially tailored to make the most of your iPhone. Don’t just skim the surface on your next trip: with over 600 spoken (and phonetically written) phrases in each guide, you can shop, socialise and shout like a native.

Say "Ni hao!" to these related titles:
- Lonely Planet Beijing City Guide
- Lonely Planet Travel Guides App
For a limited time, with:
* Free San Francisco City Guide &
Mexican Spanish phrasebook, and
* All the city guides & English
phrasebooks, offered in-app at a
discount!

What's new in Version 1.2
Increased stability

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.

Lonely Planet French Phrasebook v1.4

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Description
Lonely Planet Mobile Phrasebooks – go native

Want to never be at a loss for words, no matter where you are in the world? With your iPhone, and a little help from Lonely Planet, you’ll have the local lingo licked.

Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel company, now offers its most popular phrasebooks in downloadable audio format, specially tailored to make the most of your iPhone. Don’t just skim the surface on your next trip: with over 600 spoken (and phonetically written) phrases in each guide, you can shop, socialise and shout like a native.

Keywords: phrasebook, phrase book, audio, translation, translator, translate, dictionary, slang, vocabulary, glossary, language, lexicon, idiom, transliteration, speech, expression, usage, reference, Übersetzung, Übersetzer, Wörterbuch, Traduction, Traduzione, Traddución, Dictionnaire, Dizionario, Diccionario, Slovník, Słownik

What's new in Version 1.4
We've removed all audio lag, and improved audio quality.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

EleMints: Periodic Table v1.2.1

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Description

EleMints is a totally interactive Periodic Table for the iPhone and iPod Touch. However, it not only offers a Periodic Table, but also a Plot Graph, Element listing, Molar Mass Calculator, and more. EleMints is a perfect companion for students and teachers in a chemistry class, scientists in the professional field, and everyone else wanting to settle their curiosities.

EleMints is divided into five sections, all easily available from the bottom of the screen:
• The Periodic Table can be shaded according to a particular property, and zoomed to get more information at a time.
• The Plot Graph allows trends in properties to be more identifiable, be it across a period, or down a group.
• The Element Listing lists all the elements ordered by a property of your choosing.
• The Articles Library regroups a variety of chemistry topics.
• The Molar Mass Calculator calculates a variety of substances in style.

The Properties panel gives a comprehensive view at all of an element's properties and values, complete with simple definitions and an electron diagram supporting even sub-shells.

Additionally, all of EleMints' modes will rotate themselves for both Portrait and Landscape orientations.

EleMints currently supports all of the following properties, with more to come in future updates:
• Classification
• Electronegativity
• Melting Point
• Boiling Point
• Physical State
• Density
• Oxidation States
• Specific Heat Capacity
• Crystal Structure
• Empirical Atomic Radius
• Calculated Atomic Radius
• Covalent Radius
• Van der Waals Radius
• Triple Bond Covalent Radius
• Metallic Radius
• Atomic Weight
• Period
• Group
• Block
• Number of Protons, Neutrons, Nucleons, and Electrons

Coming Soon:
• Isotopic Information
• Binding Energies
• Ionization Energies
• Equation Balancer

A built-in User Guide can be found by visiting the Articles Tab.

If you have any suggestions, find an error in the data, or request a particular property to be added, please contact us at: appkainime@mac.com (Please use EleMints as the subject line) - If you do not get a response within a week, please retry as your email might have been mistakenly deleted :(

What's new in Version 1.2.1
Fixed a bug with the Tools Tab.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

SAT Word Boost v1.03

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Description
SAT* Word Boost teaches you 500 absolutely essential SAT* words.

Try it for yourself FREE. SAT* Word Lite has the same features as the full version and includes a sample set of 26 SAT* words.

Features:

-Teaches you absolutely essential SAT* vocabulary. Don't waste time and energy studying thousands of words you will never be tested on.

-Each word has an example sentence using the word in context.

-Use swipe gestures in "Study Mode" to review and learn new words and definitions.

-Attach notes to yourself on the back of word cards.

-Reinforce your retention with flashcards in "Quiz Mode". Test by word or by definition.

-Test yourself with multiple choice questions in "Test Mode".

-Easily sort and organize the words into lists with one tap.

-No need to input any data. Download and start boosting your SAT* score immediately.

Requirement: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

iStudy - Key Signatures v1.0

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Description
iStudy: Key Signatures is a Music Theory study tool designed to help you study key signatures.

iStudy: Key Signatures offers the following:

- "Test mode" which includes flash cards for matching the count of accidentals with the corresponding major and minor key signatures..

- "Study mode" which lets you review specific questions of your choice.

- "Report card" to help you keep track of your learning progress.

- Modes to help you review and study questions that you're struggling with most.

This app requires no network connection, allowing you to study music theory anywhere.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Byki Mandarin Chinese 1.0

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Description
Learn Mandarin Chinese Fast. Know It Forever!

Byki is the fun and addictive way to learn a language. Byki locks Mandarin Chinese words and phrases into your memory so you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. Over 3 million people have used Byki to learn a language on their computer, and now the same proven learning method is available in an iPhone app!

Byki leverages the fact that people learn foreign languages by collecting words and phrases in their memory, like items in a basket. The more items you master, the more effective you will be at speaking Mandarin Chinese and the easier it will be for you to become fluent.

Byki Mandarin Chinese will teach you over 1000 words and hundreds of phrases with an easy, addictive, and lightning-fast 3-step learning process. Plus, Byki Mandarin Chinese for iPhone now integrates with Byki.com’s List Central Community to give you free access to hundreds of additional Mandarin Chinese flash card lists created by other Byki users. Owners of the Byki Deluxe software can also create their own Mandarin Chinese study lists on their Mac or PC and download them to their iPhone app!

Byki also tracks your learning progress with statistics on the number of items you have learned and lets you test your knowledge with quizzes.

More Features:
* SlowSound - Improve your pronunciation by slowing down the native speaker sound to hear every nuance.
* Search both English and Mandarin Chinese words and phrases – Use Byki as a phrasebook.
* Download Mandarin Chinese lists created by other users from Byki.com List Central.
* Byki Deluxe Mac and PC users can create their own Mandarin Chinese lists, then download and use them in Byki for iPhone.
* Track your learning progress with statistics on the number of items you have learned.

Also available for Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Tagalog.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later

Friday, June 11, 2010

iStudy - MCAT Biology 1.0

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Description
iStudy: Biology is a MCAT study tool designed to help you pass the Biology portion of the MCAT Test. Even if you have no plans to take the MCAT, iStudy: Biology can be a great tool in helping you learn basic biology concepts.

iStudy: Biology offers the following:

- "Test mode" which includes 100 flash cards containing questions relevant to the Biology portion of the MCAT.

- "Study mode" which lets you review specific questions of your choice.

- "Report card" to help you keep track of your learning progress.

- Modes to help you review and study questions that you're struggling with most.

iStudy - Gaelic (Irish) Vocabulary 1.0

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Description
iStudy: Gaelic Vocabulary is a Gaelic study tool designed to help you learn Gaelic vocabulary.

iStudy: Gaelic Vocabulary offers the following:

- "Test mode" which includes flash cards for Gaelic vocabulary.

- "Study mode" which lets you review specific words of your choice.

- "Report card" to help you keep track of your learning progress.

- Modes to help you review and study words that you're struggling with most.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later

Thursday, June 10, 2010

iDate 101 v1.5

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Description
+ A step-by-step guide on how to approach women, start a conversation and attract their attention whether you are at a bar, in a wedding or on Facebook

+ A collection of over 120 unique pickup lines

+ A SEARCH engine and a FAVORITES database to make this application the best dating guide application on iTunes

Gone are the days of having to put up with second best. Why just settle down to what is offered to you, when you are capable of being the guy who gets to choose what he desires the most? Now, you can only accept the most attractive women that you want (and you thought you can never get)!

Using iDate 101, not only will you be taught how to chat to women with style and confidence, but you'll also learn how to indulge them to want you. Never will a conversation get frozen and dry again. Whether it's your fifth date or first meeting.

As a bonus, we have also included a lite version of Hot Pickup Lines! This way, not only will you have access to a powerful guide to teach you steps of how to approach, converse and amuse your target, but you'll also have access to over 100 unique pickup lines to ease your way through. Ensure to study all parts of this guide as many tips can be applied to various different situations.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

100 Science Words College Graduate Should Know v1.0

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Description
This application offers a fascinating selection of the vocabulary of science and technology for anyone who enjoys the thrill of discovery and appreciates the marvels of the universe. Covering everything from biology and ecology to physics and computer science, these words exemplify the vocabulary needed to understand the fundamental concepts of modern science and follow the latest advances reported in today's news.

How do bats "see" in the dark?
Why do ocean waves break parallel to the shore, no matter what direction they come from?
What is the psychiatric disorder whereby people feign illness in order to gain medical attention?
How do online stores keep credit card numbers secret from hackers?

100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know, provides simple answers to these and dozens of other questions about the fundamental concepts of science and technology.

This iPhone/iPod touch version has a full range of features:
* entire text of this best selling book
* pre-recorded sound files
* real-time progressive search
* wildcard searches for unknown spellings
* bookmarks with notations
* automatic history
* complete offline use - no internet connect is required
* Hyperlinks on every word out to UniDICT 2.0 powered dictionaries such as American Heritage Dictionaries
(if installed)

The print version of this excellent book is $5.99 in the stores. This iPhone/iPod touch version is half the price with many more features.

Almost every day there are new facts and ideas discussed in the media about the makeup of the universe, the roles genes play in disease, the dangers of sweeping environmental change, and countless other things. People who are unfamiliar with the key words of science may not be able to fathom the rapid advances and developments taking place around them — even when they hit close to home.

Are you up to the challenge? Find out by reading 100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know, by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries. A wide variety of new and established terms are discussed, including absolute zero, anaphylaxis, cryptography, echolocation, game theory, Kuiper belt, mitochondrion, Munchausen syndrome, quantum mechanics, and refraction.

Each term is defined in clear, nontechnical language, with examples showing the importance of the word both in its field and in daily life. Supplimentary notes highlight the fun facts and amazing discoveries that make learning about science so rewarding.

Explained in nonscientific language and accompanied by examples, the words come from a wide variety of scientific fields of study. Most entries have boxed features containing fun facts and details demonstrating the significance of the word in science and everyday life.

This content will appeal not only to college graduates, but to anyone with an interest in scientific concepts and the latest breakthroughs in the news.

100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries. Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later