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Features USEFUL PHONE APPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS By BEATRIX CENDANA Staff Writer NOWADAYS, PHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS AND PCS, are convenient tools that people use to bring more flexibility into their lives. Shopping is no longer limited to going to a store. Customers can find almost anything online at websites such as Amazon, eBay and more. In a similar way, technology also benefits students who do not have time to study face-to-face with a professor. Instead, they can learn on their own with advanced applications (apps), such as math, coding, business and physics. These apps can be installed on Android or iOS, making it easy for college students to have access to additional study support tools. Essential Anatomy and Visual Anatomy Free This app is a guide of anatomy for students who are interested in learning nursing or medical studies that require anatomy as a basic part of their major. Essential Anatomy creates male and female organs including 3D sections that make it easy for students to learn. Every section has a different body part or organ for students so they can choose where to go. After learning the anatomy, students can test their knowledge by taking a quiz. Photomath and iMathematics When students hear the word “math”, most will say it can be very difficult and confusing. Photomath is an app that can be helpful to solve simple problems like algebraic equations or arithmetical questions by taking a picture of the handwritten problems. Sometimes it cannot identify handwritten equations. It is better to take a picture of the problem from the textbook. The disadvantage of this app is that Photomath can’t solve complicated problems like advanced calculus. iMathematics is different because it does not include picture technology. Students have to manually enter the equations that they want to solve and let iMathematics solve the problems for them. The paid version has additional help for students to solve longer equations or problems. The advantage is that iMathematics does more than Photomath in solving complicated problems such as graphics or geometry. chemistry, calculus and economics. The app offers a wide variety of videos that are supported by all formats, either Android or iOS and the topics are divided into chapters. If students sign up for a new account with Khan Academy, they can see their accomplishments through their profile because it awards them points and badges for their progress. The advantage is that the app keeps track of their progress . Duolingo If students want to improve their language, Duolingo is a perfect language tool. There are many languages that are provided by Duolingo including French, Russian, German, Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Italian, and more. And the good thing is that the app is free.Duolingo begins with the basics and as students continue to improve, they can move on to more difficult exercises including an introduction to food, phrases, animals, and how to talk to family and people. There are clubs created by other users that also. Students can join clubs and participate in conversations with other users. 16 / piercepioneernews.com Carl Vincent Carallas/ Staff Illustration Khan Academy Khan Academy has many subjects for learning, including biology, physics, September 24, 2018 / Vol. 52, Issue 1
Solo Learn and W3Schools If students are interested in learning code or want to become a programmer, Solo Learn is a good place to start. This app has many kinds of programming languages, like Python, Javascript, Java, C++, and more. Solo Learn is similar to Code Academy because it teaches from the beginning and there are comment sections for every chapter. Students can create Q and A discussions if are having difficulty solving a code. There are also competitions for each student to test their skill of coding. WolframAlpha This app covers science, music, engineering, math, chemistry, and even colors. It is similar to Khan Academy but provides more subjects. The app uses algorithms and data to compute answers and is supported by Siri Assistant. This app is not free but many students find that the $3.00 price to install the app is worth the benefits it provides. However, not all of the books are free. Wattpad is an online e-book community. Wattpad provides novels, poetry, and essays written by bestselling authors. It is a free free app but does not provide as many books as Kindle. Features W3Schools is different because its interface is user-friendly. This can help beginner to start learning even students have no basic in programming language. And also, the theory is so clear because it is explained step by step. Udemy for Business For students studying business there are many apps to choose from. Udemy for Business works with both Android and iOS devices. This app is designed to teach practical skills like leadership or business management through videos, audio courses, presentations, and articles. Students can view these offline after saving their progress. Kindle and Wattpad For students who love reading e-books, Kindle and Wattpad are good options. Both apps provide many bestsellers. Students with Amazon accounts pay about $10 a month to access Kindle and download books. Did you know? Both Apple and Android App Stores feature other useful apps every week. Not only will you find these apps we listed most useful, but you can explore to find even more apps that can be useful to you and your peers. If you do find useful apps, please share with us on our social media sites: Facebook: The Pioneer Twitter: @piercepioneer Official website: piercepioneernews.com Nick Nelson/Staff Illustrations September 24, 2018 / Vol. 52, Issue 1 piercepioneernews.com / 17
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