| By Studiousvegetar (Studiousvegetar) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 01:36 pm: Edit |
I'm going to buy a new graphing calculator. Which kind would be best for the ACT/SAT and for college math. Right now, I have a TI-83+. Thanks.
| By Serene (Serene) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 01:43 pm: Edit |
TI89.
| By Marek (Marek) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 02:18 pm: Edit |
Any calculator that you know how to use.
| By Apguy (Apguy) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 02:31 pm: Edit |
The TI-89 is the most powerful, but the difference between the TI-83 will be minor unless you know how to use it well. So get accustomed to it first and you will do fine.
By the way, I don't think that you can use the TI-89 on the ACT but you may want to verify that.
| By Serene (Serene) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 02:48 pm: Edit |
But if you're going to buy a new calculator, might as well get a more powerful one -- TI89 =)
| By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 06:09 pm: Edit |
what does TI89 have that an 83+ doesnt have? i'm just curious because i sort of want to get one. im such a math nerd lol
| By Serene (Serene) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit |
comparison chart of all TI calculators
The TI-89 is allowed for use on the AP* Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT I, SAT II Math IC & IIC.
One of the best things TI89 (and above) has is symbolic (instead of numeric) calculations.
| By Rowan (Rowan) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 09:28 pm: Edit |
TI89 is not allowed on the ACT, true. It is, however, allowed on applicable CollegeBoard tests.
The main difference is that it has an algebraic solving system (thingy) in it (which is why the ACT won't let you use it).
| By Kewkiekid (Kewkiekid) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 09:32 pm: Edit |
you can download a program for ti83+ called "symbolic" that solves problems algebraically. it's very usefull.
| By Entropy (Entropy) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 11:56 pm: Edit |
The best calculator is TI-89, but I wouldn't rely too heavily on using it. Some colleges won't allow you to use TI-89 on test because it is so powerful. So, I would keep the TI-83 just in case.
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