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Choice Votes   Percent
I'm not going to school. 14 2.5%   
None. 8 1.4%   
1. 284 50.7%   
2. 192 34.3%   
3. 38 6.8%   
4. 9 1.6%   
5 or more. 15 2.7%   

Survey posted 2001-01-21 23:05 by Andy Selle.

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Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Edward Shore  Account Info

I don't go to school now (I graduated with a B.S. in Accounting in 1999), but when I was going to college I was either carrying the TI-85 until my last year of school when I got the TI-89. I usually (95% of the time) don't leave the house without at least one (now its the 92+ and 83+).

Reply to this comment    25 January 2001, 06:50 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
DisodiumEDTA

I carry 2.

A TI 30X-IIS for the most basic math, and for other classes (like science), that just require simple stuff.

I use my TI-89 for real math.

Reply to this comment    25 January 2001, 17:26 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
KC5ZFZ  Account Info

For once I'm not in the majority, approx. 51% said one calc. I've always got my 86 and my casio calc/watch. Man, I love this watch.

Reply to this comment    25 January 2001, 19:39 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
BradN  Account Info

I usually have 2:
a crappy casio scientific one, and a casio Algebra FX 2.0, which i'm in the process of reverse engineering... see ccp.s5.com for more info on that :)

You're probably wondering what the heck I'm doing here if I don't even have a TI... the truth is there aren't really any good casio pages.

Reply to this comment    25 January 2001, 20:53 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
tom t  Account Info
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I only need on calculator unlike all u other weirdos carring 2 or more. I could see a little calc but 2 ti-80 and up is just crazy. Just get a ti-89 and all your calculating needs will be answered.

Reply to this comment    26 January 2001, 02:02 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Paul McCord  Account Info
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I used to carry my TI-89 and TI-83 when I was in statistics. Then TI finally released the Statistics and Finance Apps for the TI-89, and my TI-83 now sits on a shelf at home. I still kinda want a Silver TI-83+ though, just because...

Reply to this comment    26 January 2001, 05:12 GMT


Re: Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
doniguan  Account Info
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oy, you guys, more than one calculator is insane, but bringing other things like palm pilots or pspc's to school? i brought my casiopeia e100 to school once, and had it taken away because, "It was a distraction." The most calculators i have ever had in school would be 2, my scientific and graphing. BUT this year i need no scientific. I use my graphinc calulator and that is all i need. Having more than one calc is absurd. Unless you are some hungary game freak who must have an asormant of 4 calculators to keep them entertained. If you want games in school carry a gb...

Reply to this comment    26 January 2001, 17:15 GMT


Re: Re: Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Jim Haskell  Account Info
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I agree with this to some degree, but I've got a good reason to carry both my 89 and my 83. I started with an 83, but halfway through Calc 1 I got an 89 (thank god I got it before we started integrating, OMFG too much algebra involved in Riemann sums =)) We had just learned the Trapezoid Rule and Simpson's Rule. Because there was too much button pushing for my taste, I started to write a program to do those for me (yes, I know an 89 and an 83 can do definite integrals, but I needed to reproduce the slight error that those two rules create in order to get the questions right, so nyahhhh =)) The other students started complaining, so my teacher payed me in batteries for my 83 (which I had cannibalized to feed my 89) to make programs for the 83 to computate definite integrals using the Trapezoid and Simpson's rules. It was cool =) So there is merit to having two or more calculators =)

Reply to this comment    27 January 2001, 01:58 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Mateus Account Info

I carry 2 calculators to school. The first one I have is a TI-83, the other is not a TI anymore. I have modified it to operate as a hard-drive. I have done this so I can store lots of math related stuff. I have also created a Windows 98. This runs on the primary calculator. I have done it so when I access a file, I takes it off of the other unit. When I save, It puts all the data onto the second unit. All that is left of the second unit is just the circuitery, and that is put into a flat plastic case. The modified TI unit, was onece a TI-83, but since the screen was shattered, I decided to use it as a hard-drive.
The hard-drive is detachable, so if I want to get another hard-drive, I just look around for broken TI units. I have a total of 50,000 bytes of memory altogether, given that both units don't have anything.

Reply to this comment    26 January 2001, 21:33 GMT


Re: Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
86er

I just carry my 86. I'm in 8th grade Alg Honors.

Reply to this comment    27 January 2001, 03:10 GMT


Re: Re: Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Dan Henneberger  Account Info

Same here

Reply to this comment    27 January 2001, 23:01 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
The_Great_Piccolo Account Info
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I carry my trusty TI-83+ and my good ol' TI-30 solar

Reply to this comment    27 January 2001, 05:31 GMT


Is there another Band geek amongst us?
n1zdy  Account Info

The Great Piccolo? Interesting name.

Steve
The ti/Band geek

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 00:56 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
ajorians  Account Info

Hey, those little calculator watches count too. I am just messing around, but it is something to think about. I don't think anybody is counting it as one calculator they are bringing to school.

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 00:37 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Sean Barnes  Account Info
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I carry three. I have my 92+ for math class. Then I have my 86, just in case I'm not allowed to use the 92+. And then I have an HP scientific calculator for my chemistry class, since we're not allowed to use graphing calculators (previous years' students cheated with them).

-Sean

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 05:46 GMT

Fart
I a  Account Info
(Web Page)

i can dress myself

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 08:51 GMT


Silent But Deadly
onefastfiveoh

Really? I haven't quite mastered that yet. Could you teach me how? You know what I can do though? I can almost tie my own shoes!

onefastfiveoh

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 18:38 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
Nick Johnston  Account Info

I bring my TI-83 and my TI-92 Plus. My TI-83 is basically for my math class and my TI-92 Plus is now primarily for making games.

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 23:18 GMT

Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
timagus  Account Info

I carry 5 or 6 calcs on average, a Ti-89, a Ti-85 (w/ backlight), a Ti-82 (my first calc), a Ti-30 something (2 line display), another Ti scientific calc, and some cheap pocket one. I always have the Ti-30 something and 89 with me, and most likely i'll have the others too. I'm planning on buying the 8x Silver Ed. and a Ti-86. And NO they are not ALL for games (mostly for chem, algebra2, and well heck games).

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 23:39 GMT


Re: Re: How many calculators do you carry with you to school?
timagus  Account Info

Oh, i forgot to mention i carry my Ti-89 EVERYWHERE. I don't leave home without it, i even have it in my pocket at home and i put it at my bed-side at night. So i can program if i can't sleep or if i wake up in the midle of the night with a great idea ^.~

Reply to this comment    28 January 2001, 23:47 GMT

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BRYANT
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i carry 3 calculaters to school i carry my 85 and 2 ti-83s. one of them the school issues out for free

Reply to this comment    29 January 2001, 00:05 GMT


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I a  Account Info
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Aren't you amazing

Reply to this comment    29 January 2001, 01:36 GMT

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