Is a TI-83+ good enough for highschool-college?

[randomlinh]

i guess that depends on where you are. My dad swears by the HP stuff, specifcally the HP solver. As he needs it while on site (read, portability), and the HPLX200 does the job. a laptop is too big, and a i don't know how well WinCE devices, if at all, do DOS emulation for the HP solver on the computer.

 

[mally]

Just as an aside, I read in Popular Science that the TI-81 has more computing power than all of the NASA computers had COMBINED when the put a man on the moon!!!!!

I think the TI83 should be enough for college math classes!

 

[Smbu]

Yeah, it should be good enough. I used a TI-86 in my college math classes, but it's pretty similar to the TI-82 and TI-83's I used in high school.

 

[xyyz]

do PDA's have scientific caluculation applications?

I got a PDA for $100... and I'm sure it's alot more powerful than the graphic calculators out there... does anyone know of any applications i can use... or should I stick with a graphing calculator?

 

[Sukhoi]

I wouldn't get a TI-85...I believe the TI-86 has replaced it. I have a TI-89, and love it, and most of my friends have TI-83+'s, and like them. If you have the money, are good with figuring out your stuff and reading the manual, and can use it in all the classes you'll be taking, I'd get the TI-89. If not, just get the TI-83+, or consider getting the TI-86 if it has some features you want, since it's not much more than the TI-83+.

Also, I'd like to say that the equation solving on the TI-89 is very nice. I try to do all my homework by hand, but it's real handy to be able to get an answer to a problem that you're stuck on, and then use the answer to figure out how to do the problem.

 

[Scrapster]

Another vote for 89. If you're into calculus and above, I cannot think of buying an 83 over an 89. I love my 89.

 

[AngelOfDeath]

Well a TI-30 is enough, everything else is just the xtra goodies that you can optain other ways with a normal TI-30 . Ohhh yeah well, no graphs ofcourse .

AoD

 

[TheOverlord]

if your gonna buy a calc get the ti89!

it has al lthe functions of a 92 but is in the 83 type layout so you can use it on all tests (or almost all) it only costs a bit more and if you use egay then you can get it for around 100 bucks...i had an 83 then got an 89 and i wish i hadnt gotten the 83 first the 89 can do SO much more

 

[Erasmus-X]

<< It is a novelty if you can get any help with them [HP] from a Math department... >>



That might be true in a math department, but at my college, HP is the platform of choice for engineering students. If you can learn a complicated PC and even know how to build them, I'm sure you can also learn how to use an HP. Right now, I use a HP 49G (the newest model). The only gripe I have about it is that it has an AWFUL printed manual that doesn't even go over a fourth of the calculator's capabilities.

If you're a high school or early college student, then I would agree, stick with TI. They are more user-friendly and it is the standard in math classrooms. For engineering and such, you might want to look at HP. I personally prefer their calculators, but that's just me.

 

[snowdogg187]

I agree with the moajority, I think its plenty good for your classes.

 

[Imported]

If you plan on taking the ACT, you can't use a Ti-89 one it, but just borrow a friends 83+ or something. I myself have got a 89 after upgrading from a 83+ (Gave it to my brother for Adv. Algebra..) and it's a wonderful calculator. I don't think I'd be able to go back to another calculator cause of the higher res screen on the 89.

But I gotta use the 83+ for my ACTs..

 

[Midnight Rambler]

What happened to slide rules? No wonder national math scores are down in the U.S.

Gotta agree with Erasmus on the HP's though. Still using my '41 ...

 

[Mule]

I can't stand those HP calculators. Sure their powerful and have more features then the TI series but everything is frekin backwards. I had to borrow my friends HP because I had forgotten my TI and I probably took more time trying to figure out the damn thing then I spent on taking the test.

BTW the TI-85 is more powerful and feature rich then either the TI-86 or TI-83+. It's just that the TI-86 is a newer model and more user friendly. And I believe that the TI-83 model is even easier to use then the TI-86, but it's capabilites are limited. Certainly enough for high school and college, but you don't get any luxurious features.