Elements for Mac

User Reviews

• Elements v Periodic Table

  j.nomograms113/1/2014

  Pros

  Extremely intuitive and easy to use.

  Cons

  I have found none.

  Summary

  I have a Ph.D. in Hydraulics (Fluid Dynamics). Undergrad degrees in Theoretical Physics and Chemical Engineering. I find Elements very easy to use as a quick reference far superior to Periodic Table. However, I am quite certain that Periodic Table has users who may disagree with me. As a daily user I still maintain that Elements is superior, for my purposes. Vielen Dank. Johan Greenhaus

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• Awesome product.

  shockwave--20084/21/2011

  Pros

  Graphical interface very friendly. Stacks of information on each element. personally love the electron shell configuration of each element.

  Cons

  When shifting between screen resolutions, some "inspectors" can be difficult to resize or re-orientate.

  Summary

  As a science teacher, this is well worth the $10. I have used it for the past 6 years.

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• Absolutely superb

  imillarfjs8/27/2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />What a fantastic application! Information options are superb and the best I've seen from a periodic table program. Well done. Possible additions for the future would be the addition of radio active isotopic information, the sources of the elements e.g Aluminium - primary source Bauxite, and abundance information.

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• One of the best chemical reference tools I've seen

  ebitnet_dotmac9/27/2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is quite possible the most useful little program I've encountered in a long time. I just installed the this and the Dashboard widget on a G5 used in a very large General Chemistry lecture hall. At the touch of F12, a fully colored, info packed periodic table pops up. Totally cool. Having it linked to the widget adds even more info at the click of a mouse. Since I refer to a periodic table constantly in my lectures, this is slick way to pull the info I need up in class in a format that is pleasing and easy to read. With each release, the developers are packing more and more information into the program. With this in mind, I would like to make a few suggestions for future releases. â?¢ The thermodynamic or crystalline phase of the material needs to be included when indicating the various physical properties. For example, is the melting point of C for graphite or diamond? Is the C electrical conductivity for graphite or diamond? â?¢ Add: ionization potential, electron affinity, and electro-negativity for each atom. In addition, it would be nice to have the relative abundance in solar system/earth crust/earth ocean included. One could also add the visible absorption or emission spectrum + table of wavelengths &amp; oscillator strengths. â?¢ It would be very cool to have a pop-up graphic for the crystal structures. â?¢ Eliminate the the "Bohr" planetary model graphic...it's a nice graphic, but misleading since this is not the way anyone (anymore) actually thinks about the electronic structure of atoms. â?¢ Link to the NIST atomic and molecular database for each atom. I highly recommend this any chemistry or physics student. I also recommend this (an the desktop widget) to any chemistry teacher or professor as an in-class tool. I give it excellent marks over all. Eric R. Bittner Associate Professor of Chemistry Univ of Houston

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• Brilliant...

  drosboro9/26/2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Most shareware developers could learn something about interface design from this app. The interface is beautiful, and also makes the information easily accessible. Awesome!

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• 5 stars for functional elegance

  MacRNF3/3/2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Much better than any of the competing freeware or shareware

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• Two thumbs up

  browse1/26/2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Very nice. The author has really captured the look and feel of a first-rate OS X application. As someone who is in a college chem class right now, I found this app to be delightful.

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• Wow

  StimpSoft VT Spy1/12/2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Very, very well done. Lots of info, and VERY easy to use. I think $10.00 is an excellent price, too.

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