> >I think the problem is that he has a 83+. Tell him to get a real calculator > >and not what the school tells him to. (Then again. For math up to 11th grade > >you don't need a calculator at all) > > Some math classes do more than others. I needed a TI-83 in 8th grade. hmm... what math class were you in? Algebra? we used them a tad bit in algebra.