what Calculator should i get?

[ChineseStig]

Hi everyone I am new to the forums and this is my first post.

anyways I lost my TI-83 plus yesterday and need to buy a new calculator. i was looking into the Ti-Nspire or a Ti-89, I am leaning toward the Nspire but dont know if i should get the cas or non-cas. any suggestion?   I am a college student studying engineering. thank you !

[Lord Pantaloons]

There isn't an app for your phone?

[ChineseStig]

There isn't an app for your phone?

can't use phone on exams....

[Andi]

i would stick with a TI-83, it's hard to relearn all the stuff on a different calculator if you used it often and in every possible way

 

....but now i want an TI-Nspire, if the battery life is any good

[pspfreak]

I use the calculator cyanogen mod off Google play. Has graphing, matrix, plus more

[EpicGeekonFire]

Hi everyone I am new to the forums and this is my first post.

anyways I lost my TI-83 plus yesterday and need to buy a new calculator. i was looking into the Ti-Nspire or a Ti-89, I am leaning toward the Nspire but dont know if i should get the cas or non-cas. any suggestion?   I am a college student studying engineering. thank you !

For advanced stuff the Napier is better but simple stuff go with the ti 84

[pspfreak]

You could get the ti 84 plus

[MagnetSh0CK]

My calc teacher has used both, she preferred the ti 89. But if you want the n spire go for the cas.

[Osmium]

You could get the ti 84 plus

 

TI 83+ is the same as the TI-84 + in terms of functionality except the 84 is faster for more complex programs. I pretty much always recommend the TI-83 for that.

However if you are willing to learn Casio their calculators are very nice. If I were not already very used to TI I would buy Casio every time.

[pspfreak]

TI 83+ is the same as the TI-84 + in terms of functionality except the 84 is faster for more complex programs. I pretty much always recommend the TI-83 for that.

However if you are willing to learn Casio their calculators are very nice. If I were not already very used to TI I would buy Casio every time.

not really important but the ti 84 plus has a rtc

[JJB]

TI-84 plus silver edition, I use it personally and it has a coloured display!

[NameOfNoInterest]

I recommend a Ti-84, what I use mainly, it has more features than a Ti-83 Plus

[Blackterror25]

I have an nspire and the battery life is rather short.

Don't have an 84 so I can't really compare.

[Guest]

http://www.casio.co.uk/products/calculators/scientific-calculators/Product/FX-991ESPLUS-SB-UH/

 

this is pretty amazing ive been using this for a good 4-5 years and it does a F!"K tone of S*%T

[KaareKanin]

Real engineers doesn't use graphing calculators

[bobhays]

Double check on what models the exams allow because my teacher and certain standardized tests won't even allow you to have the ti-89. Not sure if this applies but if it does it could save you a lot of pain.

[ChineseStig]

Double check on what models the exams allow because my teacher and certain standardized tests won't even allow you to have the ti-89. Not sure if this applies but if it does it could save you a lot of pain.yea

yeah i was thinking about that..  right now my teachers dont care but i think the nspire cas and the ti-89 are not allowed on some tests..

[bobhays]

Btw love that name haha

[Guest]

Real engineers doesn't use graphing calculators

what do they use though?

im guessing some kind of program or they do it by them self

[mackenzielittle]

BE AWARE! Many profs prohibit the nspire because it can basically do calculus for you if you know how to use it.

[Hawx]

yeah i was thinking about that..  right now my teachers dont care but i think the nspire cas and the ti-89 are not allowed on some tests..

Get the Nspire CAS. The only tests you won't be able to use it in are science courses.

[KaareKanin]

what do they use though?

im guessing some kind of program or they do it by them self

 

I had to make due with this during my days at university

 

http://calculator.citizen-europe.com/en/calculator/sr-270x-college

[ofr057]

 I use a casio cfx - 9850gb plus

 

I found having a colour screen really helpful

also some functions you only had to put the values in and it would solve it for you - alot quicker

[Ruostunut kokis]

BE AWARE! Many profs prohibit the nspire because it can basically do calculus for you if you know how to use it.

Isn't that only the feature of TI Nspire CX CAS version? My class uses them, except I use the TI Nspire CX (non-CAS) which doesn't have the ''solve'' feature.

 

Though I might be wrong, as I haven't gone into the depths of TI Nspire CX calculator.