Internet Explorer w/iMac

No.

There hasn't been a version of IE for Mac since 2002-2003.

It you want access to Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need to use Bootcamp to create a bootable partition and install a version of Windows and access IE from being booted up to Windows.

I have no real clue about the exact procedures for installing Windows on your iMac other than what I posted here.

This is the only way for you to get IE.

I don't do Windows, but somebody that runs both OS X and Windows can be of more help to you.

I would suggest that rather than use Boot Camp, you use one of the virtualization tools to create a Windows virtual machine. Then you can run the VM when you need to use IE and not have to reboot.

I started off with VirtualBox, which is free and does the job.

I currently use Parallels, which integrates your Windows apps into your Mac desktop, which results in a more seamless experience, but it's not free.

A lot of people also like VMware Fusion.

have windows8 beta and ubuntu as virtuel machines using virtualbox it works fine for my needs

Virtual Box is great, and the price can't be beat 🙂

I even have my Mom using it on her 13" MBP for that one Windows app she can't seem to get rid of.