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**Immortal Wombat** · May 19, 2003, 19:02

So ban graphics calculators.

**Asher** · May 19, 2003, 19:06

If you can't do very basic, jr. high level addition/subtraction/mult/division, you shouldn't be in those uni courses.

**Victor Galis** · May 19, 2003, 19:16

If your calculator isn't made by HP, it's inferior. Though I think the Ti-86 is the one they built for statistics. It does a decent job.

**Q Classic** · May 19, 2003, 19:19

hps are quite simply the best calculators ever made.

even if they were ass-slow with graph rendering.

'stoo bad that hp closed its calc division recently--probably for good.

**Nubclear** · May 19, 2003, 19:21

Originally posted by Asher
Philosophy is teaching you what other people think. I guess that's fine for people who don't know how to think but like to pretend like they're intelligent, like Agathon for example...

I could make some nasty comment about your intelligence, but I wont

**Asher** · May 19, 2003, 19:27

I never liked RPN...

**Asher** · May 19, 2003, 19:28

Originally posted by Tassadar5000

I could make some nasty comment about your intelligence, but I wont

You're the one that moved to Utah, doesn't that say a lot about your intelligence?

**Nubclear** · May 19, 2003, 19:30

Originally posted by Asher

You're the one that moved to Utah, doesn't that say a lot about your intelligence?

I moved here because of my wife

it's called devotion.

**Asher** · May 19, 2003, 19:33

Mmhmm.

**St Leo** · May 19, 2003, 19:44

I love my TI-30X IIS. It has a great history feature, that, combined with the five built-in variables, saves you a lot of time when doing stuff like Newton's method and the like.

**Wraith** · May 19, 2003, 20:01

I'd suggest getting something that uses RPN, which I don't believe the TI series does.

(Just did a search... looks like you can add a program to the TI-83+ and make it accept RPN, but I can't comment on how well that'd work)

Remember, if you're doing a lot of calculations, RPN is your friend. I've got a couple HP scientific calculators (one of them is graphing, but I haven't used that feature in years) and I wouldn't be willing to give up the RPN at all.

Wraith
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**Kramerman** · May 19, 2003, 20:18

Originally posted by Eli
TI

Casio

could not disagree more.

For statistics, the TI-83+ has everything you need in a simplistic format. If your used to a TI-82, then a TI-83 is not too much change.

I used them for several years, very fine calculators

. After my last one was stolen, I upgraded to the TI-89. This is an awesome calculator, though its much more than you would need for statistics or economics. Its built more for algebra/calculus (major emphasis on calculus) purposes, though it can perform statistics purposes fine. If you dont mind the aggrevation of trying to learn a completely new format, and dont mind paying 50 extra bucks, then i recommend it.

However, I must declare the efficiency/simplicity/cost of the TI-83 is better if all you wont be going into calculus much.

**reds4ever** · May 19, 2003, 20:23

Originally posted by loinburger
I've used a calculator in every math class I've taken since freshman year of high school. Why cripple yourself?

For statistics a scientific calculator would probably suffice.

It's like Linux, is 'cool' to do it the hard way

**reds4ever** · May 19, 2003, 20:23

Originally posted by loinburger
I've used a calculator in every math class I've taken since freshman year of high school. Why cripple yourself?

For statistics a scientific calculator would probably suffice.

**Jon Miller** · May 19, 2003, 20:47

Originally posted by cinch

Yes, what is up with that? I thought it was common practice that calculators were disallowed in university maths...

I was mistaken, I guess.

in real math calculators wouldn't help at all

Jon Miller

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