An enhancement to the TI-82, this graphic calculator is most suitable for the lower ... more
secondary mathematics curriculum. Includes the following accessories: 4 AAA batteries Getting Started Guide product CD with a complete manual battery and warranty stat...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
An enhancement to the TI-82, this graphic calculator is most suitable for the lower ... more
secondary mathematics curriculum. Includes the following accessories: 4 AAA batteries Getting Started Guide product CD with a complete manual battery and warranty stat...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Easy to use and very powerfull Disadvantages: Can't intigrate or differentiate
I've been using this calculator for the last six years now and it is my favorite model of all Texasinstrument calculators.
Capabilities:
This model is capable of Trig, statistics, multifunction graphing and there are a ton of online programs that can be downloaded to assist in higher level math. In addition literally hundreds of games have been made specifically for the TI-83 model. Functions, Parametric equations, Polar equations, and Sequences can all be graphed using this model. You can also create new executable programs either on the calculator itself or on a computer. The calculator comes with a usb transfer cord so anything created or found via the computer can be easily transferred to the device.
Layout:
Everything in the TI-83 starts at the home screen, which is blank ready for input of instructions. The 83 does lack ...
Advantages: good handbook, huge RAM and ROM Disadvantages: pricey
As I'm studying Computer Science / Computer Engineering, I (unfortunately) have to deal with Maths on a nearly daily basis. We are not allowed to use any calculators in the four Maths exams (neither in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Hardware Engineering?) but for home use I wanted to buy myself a calculator to a) control my results (nothing is more annoying than calculating and calculating over several pages and then having to find out that there's a mistake in first few lines) and to b) get a result quickly when I don't have my laptop with my beloved math software around.
After some thinking I decided to get the TexasInstrument (TI) Voyage 200 as I've always been very happy with my TI calculators in the past.
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What it looks like ...
Advantages: Does everything one needs it to Disadvantages: Bulky, quite expensive
The TI-84 (no plus) is not featured on TI's website, so I don't think it exists anymore. However all the TI-84 series are the same, just differ in amounts of ROM and RAM. The calculator pictured is the TI-84 Plus, which I will review.
Essentially, TexasInstrumentsTI-84+ is one of the best calculators I have ever owned. Having upgraded from a non-graphical calculator I was slightly apprehensive about a steep learning curve. However I managed to get straight into using the calculator. It does everything I need it to do and is accepted in most examinations.
One great feature is APPS. You can download them free from TI's website and basically they are applications that help you to do certain mathematical functions. For example, I just downloaded one that solves simultaneous equations for you.
It will set you back about $120 ...
