professor said only scientific calculators allowed wtf?

[Riverhound777]

I went through my entire school career without using a graphing calc (CS Grad). Mostly because they were not allowed, and also because I never really needed it. Get used to it.

 

[virtuamike]

Standard. Suck it up.

 

[zephyrprime]

Of course he is prohibiting graphics calcs. A graphing calc can integrate and derive functions for you basically allowing you to cheat.

The Ti-2000 can even sybolically integrate and derive many equations.

 

[Chaotic42]

We couldn't use calculators in my physics classes, but could in my calc classes. However bad doing integrals by hand is, it's worse doing it when the integral is accelerating at 7m/s².

 

[dethman]

duh. stupid kids.

 

[eLiu]

lol intro calculus classes don't require graphing calculators. Those classes just aren't that hard unless you and calculus totally don't get along... in which case, consider avoiding further math.

I made it through calculus, multivariable, differential equations, and linear algebra with my trusty Ti-36X. Then for even further stuff, I switched on MATLAB or Maple, depending.

But yeah... whoopdeedo. No 89. God forbid you actually learn something.

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
is this normal? I have a Ti 89 that i used in HS, this professor said no graphing calcs at all...wtf is up with that? There is no way im finding the graph of all the derivatives by hand.

I need some input on this...should i just drop the class and look for another professor or is this perfectly normal?

STOP BEING LAZY

In Calc 2 you probably won't need to graph hardly anything. Therefore your TI-89 is more likely to be used for solving integrals/derivatives then learning how to do them by hand. Therefore you do not need a TI-89 calculator for this course.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
When I was in school they considered the slide rule as cheating. Stop whining.

Grandma? Is that you?

 

[Eeezee]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
When I was in school they considered the slide rule as cheating. Stop whining.

No way, every time I proctor a physics exam I state that if anyone can effectively use the slide rule to solve the problems that I'll give them extra credit. We have one slide rule sitting in the back of the room.

 

[Special K]

None of my math classes allowed a calculator, stop whining.

<-- EE major

 

[RGN]

Originally posted by: NatePo717
Calc II is integration? If so your calculator won't be much help anyway.

Havn't seen the TI-89 then have you.


Anyway, OP, suck it up and do the work. Most of the rest of us did.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: mariok2006
is this normal? I have a Ti 89 that i used in HS, this professor said no graphing calcs at all...wtf is up with that? There is no way im finding the graph of all the derivatives by hand.

I need some input on this...should i just drop the class and look for another professor or is this perfectly normal?

STOP BEING LAZY

In Calc 2 you probably won't need to graph hardly anything. Therefore your TI-89 is more likely to be used for solving integrals/derivatives then learning how to do them by hand. Therefore you do not need a TI-89 calculator for this course.

it never occurred to the OP if he decides to cancel class for the fact that no calculator is allowed, that through some twisted ironic fate, that the a-hole professor he has right now gives a generous curves on grading, so even if you fail your finals and what not you still pass the course with a B, whereas the pro-calculator a-hole professor is a real big a-hole and doesn't curve the grading and is being a hard ass where showing work doesn't mean sh!t if you have the wrong answer.

 

[DaWhim]

never in my life owned a graphic calculators. I don't know how to use it either.

 

[Savij]

Wait, you need a calculator for calculus? As dumb as it sounds, I thought the calculus classes required the least calculating of all my math classes.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
When I was in school they considered the slide rule as cheating. Stop whining.

We be old folk.

:thumbsup:

 

[TheoPetro]

Ya any monkey can push buttons and get a result. You are in the course to learn how to 1 solve the problems and 2 how to think logicaly. If math was just plug and chug then anyone could do it.

 

[EngenZerO]

brings back memories... one professor wouldnt even allow us to use calculators...

we had to do all the computation in head or on paper... lol

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Ya any monkey can push buttons and get a result. You are in the course to learn how to 1 solve the problems and 2 how to think logicaly. If math was just plug and chug then anyone could do it.

Heck, on a lot of the problems I had, a calculator wouldn't even have helped you. Even a TI-89 can't help you when you have a prolem like "Prove xxx theorem", or "Prove that the following system is LTI".

 

[overst33r]

sweet...good to know, i guess i was just overreacting

 

[Ika]

Sounds like I better start practicing.

 

[James3shin]

mostly integrals, a few taylor series/mclaren series, not too much graphing is required

 

[slpaulson]

I didn't get to use any calculators...

 

[BChico]

No calculators in calculus...where would the fun be in that?

 

[Soccerman06]

I hear the wambulance coming. Get use to not being able to use a calculator, I havent been able to use one since the first day of Calc 1, now Im in Calc 3 and Im use to doin everything in my head/on paper.

 

[Cerb]

I'm required to have a graphic calculator, but not one that will do more calc than area approximation (TI-89 is a big no-no); and calculators are not allowed on the parts of tests that do not need approximations, and are only good for checking problems, anyway. I think we're allowed to use a TI-83 or similar just because it's the standard set for standardized tests and lower maths, and that otherwise, even it wouldn't be allowed .

Get a cheap scientific calculator to get trig approximations, and get on with it.

<- taking Calc II a second time.