PocketCAS – lite version free, Pro version $19.99
If you are a math major, or have a somewhat advanced math class, this app will help you with simple to complex mathematic equations and formulas. The tutorials even show you how to solve them, so that you can not only check your work but also learn how to do the assignment. The mathematical keyboard makes entering these equations and formulas much easier, although the lite version is not as feature rich in this area as the pro version.
After you finish creating a graph or chart or some special equation, you can output the content to your Photo library on the iPad, email it as a PDF, print it using Air Print, or in the pro version you can send it to an external display using a projector and the dock to VGA or HDMI adapter.
The paid version is $19.99 and outputs the results via projector and has more advanced keyboard functions.
inClass – Free
inClass is designed to keep your school work organized and on time. It costs nothing to use, but you might as well drop a buck on it to remove the annoying ads at the bottom of the screen.
inClass Keeps Your Course Schedule with Alarms.
The interface looks like a student organizer with room for your class schedule, professor contact info and homework assignment lists. You can also take notes right in the app with the ability to record audio, video and pictures. You can email notes to a friend who missed the lecture, or to yourself for backup.
inClass Lets You Type Notes and Record Audio, Video or Photos
If you are in class and need to open another app, you can keep the audio recording going by using the background function built into iOS 4. Double tap the home icon and open the other app and the recording still keeps capturing the lecture audio.
inClass is free in the app store and has an in-app purchase of $.99 to remove the annoying ads.
Evernote – Free
Evernote bills itself as “an extension of your brain” and that it is for many us. I use Evernote to store notes, tax receipts, personal information, and more. As a student you could set up a separate notebook for each semester, class, or for a project. Then import content to it using email or enter it directly by typing into the app. You can also record audio and photos.
Evernote is free in the App store and requires a free account with the Evernote service.
Audible – Free with $14.95 Monthly Subscription
With Audible you can listen to your text books instead of reading them. This can be a huge time saver especially if you have a commute of more than fifteen minutes to school every day.
Audible gives you access to a free book or two every month depending on your subscription level. You can save up credits for a couple of months so you can get a few of your books all at once. Many books do not work well as audio books, but that English Lit novel you have to read could be a great option. Even if you only find one or two books a semester, this makes the subscription worthwhile.
The iPhone app works well on the iPad and gives access to all of your books either via download or streaming.
CourseSmart eTextbooks for iPad – Free
For textbooks choose CourseSmart’s eTextbooks for iPad app. He said it has the best selection. It is free and looks like most e-book apps with a bookshelf view and easy to read interface. The app includes the following list of features taken from their App store description:
Access your eTextbooks for quick reference
Scan for images, tables, graphs & charts
Skim thumbnails or full pages
Add and Edit Notes to pages as you study
View your notes during an open book exam
Find what you need using keyword search
Get a true digital equivalent of your textbook
Those are a few of the apps which will get you and your iPad through the school year. What other apps would you suggest?
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