TI-83 vs. TI-89. NO! it's not the terminator.
08-12-2004, 08:31 AM
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I borrowed a TI-89 from an engineering dropout for college, it saved my life. It's possible that professors have gotten wise in the last 2 years but I'm sure it depends on the school. I also used the 89 to take the FE Exam, and there was no problem there.
The other benefit of an 89 is that it can store the last 99 calculations, not just what fits on the screen. That is a great feature as well.
The other benefit of an 89 is that it can store the last 99 calculations, not just what fits on the screen. That is a great feature as well.
08-12-2004, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Crisisback
At Davis most classes have figured out a way to phase out graphing calculators, esp. the TI-89's. I've only had one class that let me use graphing calculators and even then the prof. said "no TI-89's".
yep, very true.
08-12-2004, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 04blkWRX
I borrowed a TI-89 from an engineering dropout for college, it saved my life. It's possible that professors have gotten wise in the last 2 years but I'm sure it depends on the school. I also used the 89 to take the FE Exam, and there was no problem there.
The other benefit of an 89 is that it can store the last 99 calculations, not just what fits on the screen. That is a great feature as well.
The other benefit of an 89 is that it can store the last 99 calculations, not just what fits on the screen. That is a great feature as well.
i like how it can copy and paste the LONG *** forumlas =D
08-12-2004, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 04blkWRX
The other benefit of an 89 is that it can store the last 99 calculations, not just what fits on the screen. That is a great feature as well.
08-12-2004, 09:40 AM
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If you're going into engineering...screw the calculator. LEARN how to integrate...I'm dead serious...you're gonna have to know the basic calculus operations by heart if you want to do well in engineering. A powerful calculator like a TI-89 will hurt you more than help you cause the prof's can easily come out with test problems to nullify the advantage of these calculators (i.e. they can ask theoretical question without a definitive answer).
08-12-2004, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by stevenkhau
If you're going into engineering...screw the calculator. LEARN how to integrate...I'm dead serious...you're gonna have to know the basic calculus operations by heart if you want to do well in engineering. A powerful calculator like a TI-89 will hurt you more than help you cause the prof's can easily come out with test problems to nullify the advantage of these calculators (i.e. they can ask theoretical question without a definitive answer).
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yeh. calcs are only there to HELP us out. Make things go faster. There are always equations that we can use. Calcs are helpful in that they can give us a graphical view of what's going on. It allows us to solve, using a graph.
I'm basically buying it to give me a slight edge when taking tests. If i can just type in the equations and have it draw... i can move onto other questions and come back to it when it's done. Analyze the graph and i get an answer. lol. man i'm terrible.
I'm basically buying it to give me a slight edge when taking tests. If i can just type in the equations and have it draw... i can move onto other questions and come back to it when it's done. Analyze the graph and i get an answer. lol. man i'm terrible.
08-12-2004, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by escaflowne
yeh. calcs are only there to HELP us out. Make things go faster. There are always equations that we can use. Calcs are helpful in that they can give us a graphical view of what's going on. It allows us to solve, using a graph.
I'm basically buying it to give me a slight edge when taking tests. If i can just type in the equations and have it draw... i can move onto other questions and come back to it when it's done. Analyze the graph and i get an answer. lol. man i'm terrible.
I'm basically buying it to give me a slight edge when taking tests. If i can just type in the equations and have it draw... i can move onto other questions and come back to it when it's done. Analyze the graph and i get an answer. lol. man i'm terrible.
i hope i dont' sound harsh or anything, but I really say it all based on personal experience. I was very dependent on my graphing calculator during Calc I and II, and I greatly regretted it later down the line when I was taking CFD and FEM courses that were extremely math intensive.
08-12-2004, 10:51 AM
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In case anyone is interested (or not 
) this will give you an idea of how far these calculators have come in 15 years....
HP48SX specs
And it cost only $300.....in 1990. Would be about the same as $400-450 today.
) this will give you an idea of how far these calculators have come in 15 years....HP48SX specs
And it cost only $300.....in 1990
. Would be about the same as $400-450 today.
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Originally Posted by wrx ish
thats because you were a biology major. try getting though an engineering degree without a calculator. not gonna happen