Taking a grad level math class - ti-92 calculator - woo hoo

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: Codegen
Wireless?

Oh, and what the hell is the time over there? (9:00PM here)

The correct phrase is "shens" I believe

 

[Codegen]

Well, anything is possible on those things

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Pathogen03
Ti 83+ is the highest they let my calc class use

wont let us use Ti-89, as it has the algebraic systems built into it so it can solve any formula with a click and requires no work or knowlege .

I have to do the problems by hand for tests and quizzes, but on the SAT's and the AP exam, we're allowed to use it.

It's not that I don't know the math - life's just a LOT easier when you never have to do algebra

life's a lot easier when you can look at algebra and do it in your head quicker than you can type it into the calculator.

 

[dym]

Originally posted by: episodic
I'm taking a graduate 'survey of calculus' class.

When I was in school for my undergrad and my grad degree before (not math), even in math classes, we were never let near calculators.

I've bought me a ti-92 edition calculator - and this thing can slice, dice, and chop - why were these not invented my first go around in school, I might have got a phd in math had I had this baby.

personally, i don't believe in TIs. Have a TI83 a TI85 but never want to learn how to use them.

 

[secretanchitman]

calculadora proggies

please excuse my horrible spanish...i take french at school.

heard you can get zelda and pokemon for 89+/92+. that would be SWEET!

 

[talyn00]

the newer TIs now come with a USB cable right? I still got my old graph link cable....

 

[BRObedoza]

bought a ti-89 usb when i decided to be a math major a couple years ago. i barely even used it for my upper division courses except to store notes for tests. sold it the week after i graduated.

 

[silverpig]

laptop with mathematica and maple and fortran ftw!

 

[HombrePequeno]

I use a scientific calculator that does integrals and derivatives. That helps for tests that don't allow graphing calculators. The only problem is if the problem gets too complicated, the calculator will take a few minutes to solve the problem.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: ruffilb

Originally posted by: Codegen
I like my Sharp D.A.L. EL-510R

It's only $10, but you can do stuff like this on it in one shot:

269-3(5*4-6)^2-6/8

It's a lot easier than having to do this on a regular calculator

269-3(5x4-6)^2-6/8
269-(15x12-18)^2-6/8
269-(162)^2-6/8
269-26244-6/8
269-26244-.75

=25975.75

I think I have it right

My Baby

You think THAT'S impressive? How bout

solve(d(X^6+2x^2+3x-2 + cos(x+tan(x))/sin(x^2-2tan^2(x-3)),x),x)

Bah, you think that's impressive, mine will do:
"What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?"
Beat that. 42 btw

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Codegen
WHERE THE HELL ARE WE GONNA USE ALL OF THIS CRAP? (Some I can understand, but I fail to see the day where I'm going to have to go 3(3*4)+6(5*7)

Taxes.

Now when you get to anything higher than pre-calculus where you start computing the area under a sine wave of an irregular three dimensional figure, THEN you can start bitching about it never being practical in the real world.

 

[saahmed]

Some kid in my senior year in high school last year would always carry around this huge calculator. I think it was the 92. We would all call it a SEGA.