Flash My Brain

Flash cards have gone digital. Study for exams with Flash My Brain ($5.99 for iPhone), an app that allows you to create your own flash cards – iPhone users can even add photos or sounds to their cards for tailor-made study sessions. Or, quiz yourself with some of the 100,000-plus cards already included in the Flash My Brain library.
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The Elements

Built specifically for Apple’s iPad, The Elements ($13.95, iPad) is a sleek, interactive take on the periodic table. The app opens to a basic view of the table, but after selecting an element, users will be able to view data specific to that square and are able to choose a moving or spinnable representation of that element. (Each element is also viewable in 3D with special specs.) User will also have access to current element data (prices, properties) via online answer service Wolfram Alpha.
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