TheProphet Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hi, Im in need of a calculator now! So i'd like to hear what u Math guys choice would be in my case! I'll be Studin untill reachin a Master in Physics (i belive it corresponds to this in England and US, Around 4 years od education.) Currently im lookin at the Texas Instruments nr 83, 84 and 89. The only one else i've found was Hewlett Pacards 49G+, altough then the TI-89 seems liek a bether choice! Comments most welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapthar Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Currently im lookin at the Texas Instruments nr 83, 84 and 89. I myself use a TI-86, and I would suggest that particular calculator since it does a great deal, with the exception of symbolic calculations. I find that using a calculator that does symbolic calculations tends to lead to mental laziness, and eventually one is solving one-variable linear equations with the calculator . However, if you can avoid this pitfall I suggest you get the TI-89, or the TI-92+, since they have a fair variety of advanced tasks, such as 3-D graphing. I recommend that you don't get a TI-83 or TI-84 since the syntax is rather arcane, and many Calculus operations that one may like to peform, such as numerical integration, are not possible to perform on either of these calculators. Unfortunately, I have no experience with HP calculators, so I cannot comment on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 TI83+ silver eddition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I myself think that TI-83s are not the most advanced, they are slower, and the more powerful TI-89 or TI-92 sounds suitable for college. TI-83s or 84s are not as advanced, and are more suitable for junior high or high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 grrr, they are fast if u have an 83+ or 83+ silver eddition. fun for video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 He's in college. He needs all of the advanced stuff, not just games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuhrerkeebs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 My 83+ Silver isn't as fast as my 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 u can't get "rape" on anything but 83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I don't think any Graphing Calculator is as good as the Maths software currently available to Universities. Mathematica, Maple etc. >> Graphing Calculator anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primarygun Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 What is the firm of Ti? Casio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 no. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. casio sux ass. TI means Texas Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSX Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I have a Casio Scientific calculator. It gets me by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 why. i used my friends' before and they are impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I had a Casio and it just fell apart... apparently they are of low quality. A TI-83 has zillions of functions, more than any plain old scientific calculator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primarygun Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 How much is Ti? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 it depend what you get. my 83+ was 90 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulkit Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I have a casio, and everyone in my college has a casio, no-one uses TI here. It seems to be more than sufficient for our needs. You don't acctualy need more than about a 100 functions, which pretty much every scientific calculator has. I actualy never felt the need of buying a graphic caluculator. You always have computers to draw graphs for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primarygun Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 My calculator is sharp in firm. It is without function , quartratic .................. Therefore, I am going to buy a new one with my prize money:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budullewraagh Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 i saw ti-83+ on sale for $75 a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 I've recently seen someone with a ti-84+. It seems that ti has put out an upgraded model and that could account for the fact that I too have seen many 83+'s in the paper for around 75$. I've not actualy got to play around with the 84+ to see what's changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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