How Do You Solve Geometry on the iPhone?
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As I’ve mentioned earlier, I’m a huge iPhone fan. Not a fanboy (there are issues), but a fan. The best selling point of the iPhone is, no doubt, the advent of third-party applications. I usually categorize iPhone apps into three main types:
- Useless and/or poorly written
- Copies of other apps
- Unique, useful, and well written
As the App Store has been open for quite a while, the abundance of unique apps is decreasing significantly. I have been in touch with a developer who is wrapping up the creation of an app that is unlike any I have seen before. While a couple math-based apps exist, none focus primarily on geometry.
TrigSolv is an all-around geometry solver that solves measurements for triangles, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, circles, and ellipses. It will be available in the App Store for $0.99 in the near future (possibly this weekend). Having taken a course in geometry in the past, I can appreciate the value of TrigSolv for students, teachers, or professionals. The user experience and functionality is excellent - this app is a great learning aid, homework helper, or all-around tool for anyone who needs it.
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bstrong1218
November 10th, 2008
at 9:09pm
I have been doing some testing of this application as well and it appears to be very well-made. My complaints have been minimal and I’ve been hard pressed to find things to complain about. Being a student, I completely agree that this app could be a great asset to a student who wants to speed up that busywork some teachers call homework. The app uses is more capable than what a Geometry student might need and is at a level to where it is useful for an Algebra II/Trig (hence the name “TrigSolv”) as well since those courses require more advanced solving techniques. By the time it reaches the App Store, this app should be outstanding at doing precisely what it is made to do and will be worth every bit of that 99 cents.
Mike Mease
November 11th, 2008
at 7:39pm
hey matt
i don’t have an i phone, but i do love hp calculators! i found this site while back and wish i did have a i phone! this is the best calculator series that was ever made by hp!!!! maybe some one will try it out!!!!!
http://code.google.com/p/hpcalc-iphone/
Time Marches On | Chris Pirillo
December 6th, 2008
at 7:54pm
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