Re: A better calculator, for what?
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Re: A better calculator, for what?
Well, if someone already has an 83, there isn't really a need to "upgrade",
but for people buying their first calcualtor I usually recommend the 86.
Compared to the 83, it has more memory, and more functions such as a
ploynomial solver, unit conversions, base conversions, a better menu system,
a larger screen, etc. Games are largely irrelevant because all the best
ones are eventually converted to run on all varieties of TI calculators.
As far as the 89/92, I tell people not to get them unless they are headed
for college calculus, where they are very much used. The 89/92 has a
wonderful CAS for less money than a PC program, and it is less to carry
around (especially the 89).
A long form of my opinions on this can be found at:
http://rhf.bradley.edu/~rkremer/tifaq.htm#4.
>I would like to hear from those who make strong recommendations in favor
>of the 86 or 89 or 92 - and not just one-liners, but carefully thought
>out, detailed responses. And don't tell me about games, I'm only
>interested in arguments about calculator use for learning and doing math
>in school and college. (Well, I might listen if you spin a serious
>thesis about the role of certain kinds of games.) What more is it that
>you want that the 82 or 83 doesn't provide, and why? And why wouldn't
>this "more" be better provided by a CAS on a PC?