What is Application: Definition and 995 Discussions

An application program (app or application for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, typically to be used by end-users. Examples of an application include a word processor and a media player. The collective noun refers to all applications collectively. The other principal classifications of software are system software, relating to the operation of the computer, and utility software ("utilities").
Applications may be bundled with the computer and its system software or published separately and may be coded as proprietary, open-source, or projects. Apps built for mobile platforms are called mobile apps.

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  1. S

    Physical explanation of Kronig-Kramers application

    I recently learned that Kramers-Kronig relations can be applied to physical response functions, but I find it strange that for eg. the refractive index and absorption of a material cannot be independently defined, what is the explanation behind this from the point of view of the physics...
  2. J

    Application of Burnside's Lemma

    Struggling to apply Burnside's Lemma to an example for the Dihedral group (3) i.e We colour the vertices of an equilateral triangle with three colours: red, blue, green. We do not distinguish colourings if they can be obtained from each other by rotations or reflections. Use Burnside’s...
  3. I

    Which of these two decays is more likely using the CKM matrix?

    Homework Statement I'm trying to get familiar with how to use the CKM matrix when tackling such questions as "which of these two decays is more likely". My example question is: Which is more likely c\bar{d} ---> s\bar{d} or c\bar{d} ---> d\bar{d} Homework Equations The...
  4. S

    Infinite geometric series application (long)

    Homework Statement Assume that the drug administered intravenously so the concentration of drug in the bloodstream jumps almost immediately to its highest level. The concentration of the drug decays exponentially. A doctor prescribes a 240 milligram (mg), pain-reducing drug to a patient who...
  5. PainterGuy

    Simple application of nodal analysis

    Hi, :smile: Almost all the details you will find in the given link below: http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1565/exampleproblemnodalysis.jpg You will find the expected (or, target answers) in the top right corner. As you can see my value for V1 is utterly wrong. It should have been...
  6. snoopies622

    Simple application of euler-lagrange equation

    Suppose I have a particle of mass m in a uniform, downward gravitational field g, constrained to move on a frictionless parabola y = x^2 I get L = KE - PE = \frac {1}{2} m (\dot x^2 + \dot y^2) - mgy = \frac {1}{2}m \dot x^2 (1+4x^2) - mgx^2 \frac {\partial L}{\partial...
  7. J

    Application of complex analysis to real integrals

    Homework Statement solve integral x^3/(e^x-1) with limits from 0 to infinity Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution i tried using a rectangular contour,the boundaries of the contour pass through z=0 but the complex equivalent has pole at z=0. by Cauchy theorem the function...
  8. A

    Calculators Algorithm for Calculator application

    I need an algorithm for developing a calculator application. When I googled , I got results that perform the ordinary push and pop operations . I need the complete algorithm that can be useful to code a calculator application in GUI.
  9. A

    Schools Grad school application process (math)

    hi, so I'm just finishing up my junior year and would like to try to go to grad school for math. I got into an REU program this summer that ends around the beginning of August and plan to start studying for the GRE sometime during the summer. Right now though, I'm a little confused as to how I...
  10. E

    Schools A Couple Graduate School Application Questions

    Like most other people here once I am done with my undergraduate, I'd like to continue on to graduate school. I have a couple questions that I can't really find in ZapperZ's thread or anywhere else. Since my situation seems to be uncommon (at least half of it). My questions arose after...
  11. H

    Application of Newton's law of cooling to biophysics experiment

    Hi All, I am hoping to create an equation which I can use to describe the thermodynamic properties of microhabitats used by Chuckwalla lizards. Basically,the habitat in question is a crevice that is shaped like a rectangular prism within an igneous rock. I am trying to develop an equation that...
  12. N

    What is a application of linear sigma model?

    Please teach me this: Which interaction is the result of linear sigma model.Please teach me what purpose the linear sigma model implies? Thank you very much in advanced.
  13. Z

    Point of application of force

    Homework Statement Three forces are applied to a square plate of side a. The point of application (on side BC) of the resultant force is ? The Attempt at a Solution Resultant force acts along AC with magnitude 2F. How to find the point of application that too on a given side?
  14. C

    Second order ODE application question

    We are doing mass spring problems that stem from second order ODE's. I think my lack of linear algebra is hurting me once again in this section so any help would be greatly appreciated. We are using a stiffness matrix of K = [ -(k1+k2), k2 (row 2) k2, -(k2+k3)] Our first problem has the...
  15. iamjon.smith

    Comp Sci Advanced Java: Client/Server Application Problem

    Assignment: Write a client and server, Java Swing application using socket connections that allows the client to specify a filename to the server in a Textfield and the server send the contents of the text file back to the client if it exists. If the file does not exist, then it should send...
  16. C

    Admissions Looking at previous application for reapplying?

    So I'm about to reapply to grad schools but one of my previous research advisors (I worked for him 3 years ago) will not write me LORs again. Thus, I will only have 1 LOR from a previous research advisor. I plan to get a new one from a prof I will start a research project with soon. For the 3rd...
  17. I

    Medical Expenses, Naive application of economic theory

    So I learned way back in economics 101, that when it's more profitable to produce/provide service A rather than B, more people will jump on the A band wagon, until the supply of A increases to the point that the price of A is no longer greater than B. Why does this not apply for medicine? Is...
  18. P

    Any application of AdS/CFT to nucleon structure?

    AdS/CFT has primarily focused on quark-gluon plasma, but I notice some people are trying to apply the idea to bound states such as baryons. How much progress has been made in this field? Is it possible for AdS/CFT to shed light on problems such as parton distribution functions and proton spin...
  19. D

    ANSYS application to dentistry

    Hello everyone, I am new to this thread and had a couple of questions regarding the use of ANSYS in dentistry. Just a little bit about myself to put my question in context. I am a graduate student and am completing a research project on bone regeneration using a certain protein. I am basing...
  20. Q

    Schools Question about graduate school application

    When applying to graduate school in physics, how much weight does your undergrad institution carry in your application? I ask because I currently attend a school in the lower rungs of the top 50 and the graduate schools I am interested in attending are highly regarded as being much, much better...
  21. E

    Half-Life real life application question

    Homework Statement To determine volume of blood in a patient's body, a nuclear medicine technologist is injected a small amount of a radioactive isotope (T(1/2)= 45 min) into the patient's blood stream. The activity of this isotope is at the time of injection was ( 2.8x10^4 decays/second...
  22. A

    Application of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

    ]How can H.U.P be used to explain the following : (i) The non-existence of the electron in the nucleus. (ii) The existence of protons, neutrons and alpha particle. (iii) The existence of finite zero point energy. (iV) The binding energy of an electron in an Hydrogen atom is of the order of 15...
  23. H

    [Theoretical] Physics Ph.D. application

    I hope to apply for a Ph.D. place in 2012; is it possible to send off written papers [as if to write extended articles] as part of the application, to demonstrate competence? I am worried that otherwise the grades for the various modules of my Physics degree that won't end up as my intended...
  24. P

    Application of Theory in Inclined Planes

    Say I have to consider a situation like this: Say there are tensions (all the same) on each one and forces of gravity (different) on each one. Would the coordinate system there apply to each one in reference to their forces? In other words for the first mass, would Fnet = T - Fg1? For...
  25. D

    How to Design a Torsion Spring for a Carousel Loading Mechanism?

    Hi there, needing some help with a torsion spring application...I'm looking to use a torsion spring to load a carousel (which is about 400mm diameter, 100mm height and weighs about 2.5-3Kg) so someone will turn this carousel (onto a base) which will load the torsion spring...the spring will be...
  26. D

    Integration application, force due to fluid pressure

    Homework Statement I'm working on a particular problem that involves the force on a face of a triangular prism under water. What I am wondering is if someone could explain how to find dA for the prism? If the prism is an equilateral triangle, then dA=\sqrt3dy doesn't it? My book is showing...
  27. PainterGuy

    Which application used to make the video

    hello everyone; is there anyone which can tell me what application was used to create this video... i think this is cool way to illustrate your problem or help someone...i often seek help from my friend who is settled in another country...sometimes i has to attach so many individual...
  28. Q

    Newton I application problems

    Homework Statement A passenger in a moving car is thrown forward when the car stops suddenly. Explain why this happens with reference to Newton's First Law. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution "An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion...
  29. A

    Book for the application of Calculus in Physics?

    Book for the application of Calculus in Physics? Hi! I'm just a beginner to the world of Physics. I require some good basic textbook which solely explains the applications of calculus in physics. I am acquainted to an extent to the mathematical domain of calculus, i.e. integration...
  30. edward

    Some Businesses are not accepting application from the unemployed

    As if the unemployment situation isn't bad enough. http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/16/news/economy/unemployed_need_not_apply/index.htm http://www.examiner.com/finance-examiner-in-national/eeoc-jumps-to-help-the-unemployed-as-businesses-tell-them-not-to-apply
  31. P

    Simple fluids but is the application correct

    Homework Statement problem states that ... there is a u tube and filled with liquid of densities ρ and 2ρ. the base length of the tube is 'l'. now it is accelerated towards right with accl.=a. if the HEIGHT DIFFERENCE AFTER ACCELERATING THE SYSTEM IS '0'. then what was the height difference...
  32. E

    Application to Physics

    Homework Statement A cylindrical barrel, standing upright on its circular end, contains muddy water. The top of barrel, which has diameter 1 meter, is open. Height of barrel is 1.8 meter and it is filled to a depth of 1.5 meter. Density of water at a depth of h meters below surface is given by...
  33. B

    Need example of real application of differential equation

    I'm teaching Calculus and am looking for an example of a first order differential equation application that is reasonably easy to explain in terms of where the equation comes from, but difficult or impossible to solve. I'm trying to show when you would need to use approximation techniques...
  34. L

    Application of microwave beams

    hi i would like to ask a question concerning the application of microwave beams. First: a microwave beam can be thought of as a laser beam but the light it emitts is in the frequency range of microwaves (see Maser)... I was wondering why such beams are not used for medical imaging...
  35. K

    Help with Schooling Gap Essay for University at Buffalo

    I need some help from this community once again. I have to write a Schooling Gap essay and I was wondering if its OK mention that I never finished high school but I did receive my GED certificate. Here's the instructions: A letter outlining the type of activities you have been involved...
  36. I

    Ideal material for Golf application

    I'm currently in the process of designing a golf application. Because of what it is, it needs the following properties:Corrosion resistance, UV resistance, lightweight, and heat resistance although this is not essential as I could use a heat shield, I believe mica would be ideal for this. So...
  37. R

    Application of the Dot Product (Arfken and Weber)

    Homework Statement A pipe comes diagonally down the south wall of a building, making an angle for 45 degrees with the horizontal. Coming into a corner, the pipe turns and continues diagonally down a west facing wall, still making an angle of 45 degrees with the horizontal. What is the angle...
  38. J

    Application Programming Interface (API)

    An is a particular set of rules and specifications that a software program can follow to access and make use of the services and resources provided by another particular software program that implements that API. It serves as an interface between different software programs and facilitates...
  39. M

    How does peacecorps look on an application?

    I begin my "service" in the "corps" on feb 8, wherein I'll be teaching math to secondary students in Iganda. I applied because I wanted to do Peace-corps for its own sake, not even considering how it would look on my resume. But browsing law school forums I got the impression that their...
  40. M

    Tips For How To Understand Application of Integrals In Physics

    Since I'm trying to make sense of the application of a concept, I figured I'd post this thread here. If this belongs in the homework forum, I sincerely apologize. For the longest time I would do integral problems in Calculus. I figured I understood how to do them because after I finished...
  41. J

    Exploring the Future of Mechatronics in the Automotive Industry

    Hey guys, do you have any idea of mechatronics application in real life ? Maybe in industry, or in our everyday life ? I heard a lot about robots, but I think they are rarely used in our life. I want to make my thesis, and my friends want to make a quadcopter, a wind turbine, a spider...
  42. J

    Diodes application in mechanical engineering

    can anyone give me some suggestions on the applications of diodes to our course? i'm not really familiar with machines that uses diodes. a simple example would be enough and highly appreciated. i'm just a 2nd year college student by the way.
  43. S

    Exercise: An Application to Markov chains

    If A 2x2, show that A^-1 = A^T if and only if : http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-help/attachments/f5/20406d1294835445-exercise-application-markov-chains-untitled.png [Hint: If a^2+b^2=1, then a=cosθ, b= sinθ for some θ. Use cos(θ-)=cosθcosϕ+sinθsinϕ]
  44. Simfish

    Are there any grad programs left that have no application fee?

    I know that Penn State and Georgia State were both free-to-apply several years ago, but they both seem to have put in application fees since then. What about other programs? In addition to Physics/Astronomy, I'm especially interested in interdisciplinary programs that take students from all...
  45. K

    Application Fee Waiving for Internationals

    Hello! I am a physics graduate student from Africa and I want to apply for post graduate studies in US universities. However, I facing a problem of application fee everywhere except PennState University which request for application fee when you've been admitted. Does anyone know any other...
  46. A

    What are some practical uses for complex numbers?

    hi, I am looking for any example (complete calculus) using Complex Numbers to solve real problems. is the right approach: 1- starting with real variables 2- adding the imagine part 3- calculation... 4- extracting only the real value from the result. ? thx.
  47. N

    Double application of Stokes' theorem to find the area of a simplex

    I'm having trouble using Stokes' theorem in order to find a simple formula for the area found within a two dimensional simplex. I know the formula, but I'm interested in the derivation. For simplicity, I've been working with a unit triangle with vertices at the coordinates (0,0), (0,1), and...
  48. S

    Optimizing Driving Routes with Cell Phone Tower Range Constraints

    Homework Statement A car is traveling on a straight road on a stretch that contains cities A, B, C and D. The distance from city A to city D is 60 miles and the cities are evenly placed along the route. There are cell phone towers in each city. Each tower has a range of 10 miles in all...
  49. S

    What is the Integration Application and How Does it Work?

    nvm i got it.
  50. B

    Prove application is a contraction

    Homework Statement We have the application h: (C[0,1], R) --> (C[0,1], R), defined by h(f(x)) = \[\int_0^x cos(f(t))/2\, dt \] Prove that h is a contraction. Homework Equations Need to prove there exists k, 0<k<1 s.t. sup_(x in [0,1]) \left|\int_0^x (cos(f(t)) - cos(g(t)))/2\, dt...
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