Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Wolfram Group LLC
First release : 13 Dec 2011
App size: 26.73 Mb
Taking your first mechanics of materials class? The Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant will help you solve those tricky homework problems, prepare for your next exam, and be ready to tackle future courses! The Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant solves your specific problems, performs unit conversions on the fly, and shows you the equations!
This app covers the following topics applicable to mechanics of materials, mechanics of deformable bodies, solid mechanics, mechanics and materials, and statics:
-Calculate the normal stress on and extensional strain in a body
-Solve for the effects of temperature changes on a member
-Search for material properties of alloys, plastics, and woods
-Determine the Youngs modulus, Poissons ratio, and shear modulus of an object
-Use Hookes Law for uniaxial stress and plane stress and a generalized version to solve for a members stress or strain
-Evaluate axial deformation problems
-Find the shear stress on circular bars, rectangular or elliptical shafts, and thin-walled members undergoing torsional forces
-Determine the twist angles of torsion members
-Calculate the extensional strain and flexural stress in pure bending beams
-Solve for the deflection of statically determinate beams
The Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant is powered by the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine and is created by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica—the worlds leading software system for mathematical research and education.
The Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant draws on the computational power of Wolfram|Alphas supercomputers over a 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi connection.
Latest reviews of Wolfram Mechanics of Materials Course Assistant app for iPhone and iPad
Doesnt load
It doesnt open on my iPad. Waiting for a fix in an upgrade.
Considering the quality of the main Wolfram Alpha and of several other Course Assistant apps I have tried, I had expected much more from this app, but have been disappointed. In trying it out I thought to look at the properties of inconel and aermet steel, only to find that the app recognized neither of these materials, even though the basic Wolfram Alpha did!! My advice, save you money and get the regular Wolfram Alpha, at least until the update the app considerably...
Please add Spanish version!!
I would definitely suggest that Wolfram focus more energy on fixing and improving the quality of their existing apps instead of releasing so many mediocre apps. This app just has the bare minimums as far as what it can do. If you are in a mechanics course you DO NOT need this. All it does is: allows you to enter in data which will then return an answer. It just uses the simple formulas you already know. Also, there is not an option to calculate with a kip only N, kN, Kgf, Gf. Come on Wolfram get with it...