So I’ve had my iPad for about a week now and my App collection continues to grow.   While there are many Top 10 iPad lists out there, I haven’t quite yet come across the quintessential intellectual ipad app list yet.    So here are my top 10 apps for the quintessential intellectual:

1. KhanAcademy (Free) – If you have curiosity about the world, love to learn, or just plain need help understanding concepts, then this is the app for you.    From subjects like Biology, Physics, Calculus, and Chemistry to so much more, you’ll find learning lessons on just about any subject.

2. AgWine ($3.99) or AgWine Lite (Free) – No self-respecting intellectual should be without this app which provides detailed information about wine, grapes, country of origin (wines) and so much more!

3. iBooks (Free) or Kindle (Free) – I rely on iBooks and this web site http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ to download the vast majority of free eBooks.  The Kindle app is best used for books you wish to purchase (IMHO) as the books are accessible from multiple devices as opposed to purchasing from Apple.  My current free eBook collection includes:  The Art of War, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, The Republic, The Prince, Ulysses and a few other titles.

4. OverDrive Media (Free) – Library meets iPad!   If your local city library has any eBooks, this is the app you want to use to check out books and read for free!

5. Quick Graph (Free) – Have a complex equation you want to see graphed for free?  This is your app for complicated graphing of 2D and 3D equations.

6. FlipBoard (Free) – This brilliant application will aggregate blogs, news, and pretty much any other content and the capability is only limited by your imagination.

7. World Atlas HD ($1.99) – Why not just stick with Google Earth?  Sometimes, less information is better and this app has a clean look and feel to it and provides insight into countries of the world – all of them!

8. Art ($0.99) ADS Software Group – There are plenty of  “art” applications but this is one that provides information about artists displays very nice artworks.  The SlideShow feature will keep you mesmerized for hours on end!

9. iPod (Free) – There is an icon on your iPad called iPod.   While straight forward enough, this is a gateway to podcasts which can range from Harvard and Oxford lectures to virtually any podcast on any subject which may enlighten the human being.

10.  Epicurious (Free) – While perhaps not a true  “intellectual” app, this compilation is intended to give you all the tools to bring together your good friends to have a great discussion, dinner, and wine.   Whether the conversation is around art, philosophy, academics, culture, or contemporary subjects, you’ll be set!