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ConceptosAP, a Spanish language version of our best-selling PMI exam prep and project management training has been approved today and now available at iTunes.  We’re working on getting the website with the full description up and we’ll post it shortly.

We’re pleased to announce ZigBio, Biology SAT II Subject Test Prep is now available.   We took a structure curriculum approach to this app.  We figure this is a secondary study source, so we optimized the app for that.  It lets you go in and do a few questions, or take a practice exam.   Vickie and I hired a really talented PhD named Joe Barber, Jr. to write all the content.

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About ZigBio – Focused SAT II Subject Test Prep for the iPhone – Click here to buy from Apple’s iTunes Store

Upward Mobility’s ZigBio Prep software for the iPhone is a tool to help students prepare for the SAT II Biology subject test. The module contains 100 realistic questions ranging in difficulty from easy to challenging and addressing nearly all the topics commonly covered on both the E and M versions of the exam.

Each question is followed by a clear and insightful explanation paired with a Key Takeaway. The key takeaway summarizes the key learning point of the question, ensuring comprehensive understanding of the material. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or striving for a perfect score, ZigBio will be a useful component of your test preparation.

Our focus is not to blanket you with hundreds of questions, but rather to focus on the key concepts in reviewing for the exam. We recognize your time is valuable, so each question is structured to help you master an important area of knowledge for the test. Specifically, for this module, we have structured it as a mini-review through questions/answers.

This module designed specifically for the SAT II, but would also be beneficial in studying for the Advanced Placement (AP), A-Levels, PRAXIS II, GED, CLEP, MCAT and ASVAB exams

Price: On sale for a limited time only for $3.99 at Apple’s iTunes Store

Author:

Dr. Joe Barber Jr. is a freelance writer located in Memphis, TN. Since 2007, he has worked as a freelance writer in the biomedical sciences, medical, and heath fields. He received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan for his dissertation entitled “The Effects of p53 and p53R2 on Gemcitabine-Mediated Cytotoxicity and Radiosensitization”.

Dr. Barber has received numerous awards, including the Rackham Graduate School Merit Fellowship and the American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar Award. He has published research in major research publications and has presented research in venues throughout the world.

Included Topics:
Cellular Biology
Molecular Biology
Ecology
Classical Genetics
Organismal Biology
Evolution and Diversity
ZigBio is designed specifically for the SAT II, but would also be beneficial in studying for the Advanced Placement (AP), A-Levels, PRAXIS II, GED, CLEP, MCAT and ASVAB exams.

A special pet project of mine, Case Maestro, iPhone App for Management Consulting Interview Preparation is now available on the iTunes store.

-Ted Chan

ChemGuru for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available.

Upward Mobility’s ChemGuru software for the iPhone is a tool to help students prepare for the SAT II Chemistry Subject Test. The module contains 130 realistic questions ranging in difficulty from easy to challenging and addressing nearly all the topics commonly covered on the exam. Each question is followed by a clear and insightful explanation, ensuring comprehensive understanding of the material. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or striving for a perfect score, ChemGuru will be a useful component of your test preparation. 

Our focus is not to blanket you with hundreds of questions, but rather to focus on the key concepts for the exam. We recognize your time is valuable, so each question is structured to help you master an important area of knowledge for the test. ChemGuru was written and edited by Patrick Shields, and edited by Ted Chan from MIT.

Topics covered include atomic structure, molecular bonding, molecular geometry, molarity, reaction energies, oxidation/reduction reactions, nuclear decay, electrochemistry, laboratory procedures and other key topics for the SAT II exam.

ChemGuru is designed specifically for the SAT II, but would also be beneficial in studying for the Advanced Placement (AP), A-Levels, PRAXIS II, GED, CLEP, MCAT and ASVAB exams.

Our premium PMP prep app for the iPhone is now approved!

PMConcepts – PMP Prep

The spec sheet for PMConcepts is here.

I’m traveling in Asia, so I haven’t had time to add the link to the spec sheet to the iTunes store (I’m pretty lost without Dreamweaver.)

This app is a fresh approach to preparing for Project Management Institute’s PMP and CAPM exams.  We tried to make the questions fun and engaging, and they are written by leading experts in the field.  It’s the perfect on the go supplement to your big thick manual.  I think there are a lot of products out there that are essentially cut and pasted out of PM definitions.  We’re going on the limb with the idea that there are those out there who have a scarce amount of time to study and want a product that addresses the more challenging concepts using expertly designed materials.

Let’s see how it goes!

You can e-mail info@upwardpro.com if you have any questions or issues with our products. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible!

I believe strongly that total factor productivity growth in emerging economies is essential, and that the biggest levers for this are training/education and improving health care systems.  I’ve been doing a health care project for some time now.  So Upward Mobility is a segue into education for me.

The inspiriation for this project comes from two sources.  The first is Vinay Rai, an education entrepreneur in India who I met in March through MIT G-Lab.  Mr. Rai has built a succesful, double bottom line (although his foundation’s bottom line, not his personal one) enterprise building business schools in India.  Since it is a profitable business, it fuels further growth.  I hope we can do this at UM.  By creating products people want, we can create meaningful products, which I think we’ve done in building our learning platform, and first content module for project management and PMP prep.

The second is the Next Billion Network built by Jhonatan Rotberg over at MIT.  NBN is supporting and incubating multiple projects for the developing world on mobile phones.  I started as student in a class, helping to build Moca, and then becoming a TA/program manager for NBN.   These projects have innovative business and delivery models, and I hope UM can some day match some of these projects in their creativity.

I’m not sure that iPhone will ever be a big lever for reaching the developing world.  However, we’re working hard on our Android module, and I think that will be a popular smart phone platform within a few years in emerging economies.

This blog chronicles the effort of a team of entrepreneurs trying to change educational globally by delivering premium content on innovative mediums such as mobile phones and convergence devices.