Re: Help buying a calculator
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Re: Help buying a calculator
<<<<<I'm a 9th grade student looking to buy a graphing calculator, but I
know nothing about this sort of thing. I'll need it to be able to do
everything from Algebra to Calculus, and maybe more (I'd like it to last). I
was wondering if anyone would be so gracious as to help me make a decision,
and answer a question for me:
-Does the programming language differ from Ti-8x model to model?
Any help is greatly appreciated, and Thank You.>>>>>
I'm in tenth grade right now, and I use an 89. It's an amazing calculator,
but like STL said, it can be too powerful sometimes. The temptation to use
the solve() and factor() features all the time instead of working the
problem yourself is huge.
I used an 82 from seventh grade up through ninth and never had a problem.
If you have an 82, there is no reason at all for you to get an 83. There
are no major functional differences, so you're better off sticking with the
calc you have now or taking it a step higher.
If you do go higher, get the 86 or 89. If you've got a friend who has
either, test it out in math class for a few days and see if it fits. One
problem with the 89 is that statistics are a pain to do, so when you get to
that, you'll need to read the manual.
As for the programming language, yeah, it does differ. The 89 and 92+ are
fairly compatible, and TI-BASIC doesn't differ incredibly, but don't count
on being able to use the link cord to get games from a different model.
You'll be better off buying a graph link and getting ones that were meant
for your calc. (The school should have one in the computer lab, ask the
teacher.)
For more info, check out the following URLs:
http://www.ticalc.org/calculators/index.html
http://www.calc.org/calcinfo.html
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