Survey posted 2000-04-27 07:14 by Andy.

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Sure, I'd love to see mathematics articles. But then, I'd like to see more of everything. I mean, hey, it's all good, right?

I agree. We need more math related articles, but I think that some of us just want more articles about TI at all.

Math is great on the calculators. The TI-89/92/92+ especially. The CAS on these calculators are comparable to many expensive applications on computers. TI put enough money into these things to create such a system.. No sole programmer/student can do that in his/her spare time. We have to focus on other areas that increase the calculators potential. That's what these things are for, right? For all of us to learn through experimentation.

CAS on the calculators is similar to that of Derive, not of, Waterloo Maple or Wolfram Mathematica. There are plenty of things that can be computed (symbolcally or numerically) that even the 86, 89, and 92 won't compute.

People have improved the calculator in their spare time--there is some neat stuff in the TI-BASIC libraries, ranging from 3-D 2-var function graphing on the 86 to LaPlace transforms (forward and back) on the 89. Most mathematical operations and procedures not on the calculators can be developed from built-in functions; data types and quirks of the CAS are the main obstacles one finds.

I'm probably not too excited about more math applications because I'm already done with my share of college math. But that Laplace transform function you mentioned would come in handy in Engineering applications. Since I'm in the Computer Engineering field, I would probably like to see more work on the electronics/circuits/digital design/analysis area. SCS is a great circuit analyzer, but I would like to see others in that area. Seeing that many of the programmers are either high school students, they are much less likely to have the experience neccesary.

No. These calculators are hand held computers, meant for gaming and word processing. They do math too, but the manual does a good job teaching you BASIC and the math. This website (IMNSHO) should be an archive of programs, with articles concerning assembly and little tricks.

If you want to learn about using your calculator, read the manual! This site, in my opinion, is an archive for programmers of the TI calculators, not as a general reference on how to use the calculators for math. If a math tutorial is helpful to everyone, I don't oppose it. However, I wouldn't like this site to become an online manual for the TI calculators, or an online math class.

That's exactly how I feel. Let ticalc.org have articles on things that the calculator's manual does not. he manual has tons of things that can help people in math, but not one word on how to program in ASM! I doubt that graphing calculators have been so popular because of their great math potential. And certainly TI did not put so much memory into these calculators for math.

The full mathematical potential of the machine isn't outlined in the manual! Different graphing tricks (knots, 3-d parametric plots, truth plots, Poincare return maps, etc), new ways to use the calculator as a math tool, discussion of semi-symbolic math using list processing on the 82-86, etc would all be great additions to this site.

-B. Kalafut

I agree! If you compare the TI-80 manual's programming chapter to the TI-89 manual's programming chapter you will see less explanations and examples in the TI-89 manual. Yeah, I know - the TI-89 manual is already big enough to be a text book. But, really, you make a manual to teach others how to use something in its entirety. TI needs to have more examples to help you understand the concepts in their manuals. I don't care how big it is.
Because of poor manuals, more people are more likely to make mistakes when using these calcs. Math features (and even PRGMing features for some calcs) then become even more necessary. I find it hard to believe that TI doesn't have something like this on their site. OH, YEAH! They're the guys who promised an SDK in the SPRING! Thats right. Sorry about my stupidity!

true but articles about some new asembly program that adds new featurse would be nice. If a new asembly game comes out theres is usualy a news article, if an asemble math program that will increas the functionality ten fold comes out you get ditto in the news.

Hey, I was exactly the one-hundredth person to vote!!!
YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel so loved...

BTW, calcs are all about the gamez, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was the second to vote :P

--BlueCalx

I was 111th person to vote? Aren't I special??? Yay me! I was the 111th to vote. That is so exciting!

Oh, 111 is such a boring number...
Although Bilbo was 111 years old when we went insane :)

Yeah, well, I was the 115th person to vote! so there!

(yeah, I know, nothing special about 115, except in my fastastic personal world with blue monkies and flying wonder squirrels)

Haha! I have all of you beat! I didn't vote at all because I really don't care for math articles or not!

Right! So now, no more "First Comment!" but "First Vote!"

True as that may be, but what are YOU going to do about it? huh? I thought so!


(Akira goes back to programming SVGA on his 86)

Ya know, there are blue monkies and flying wonder squirrels on Earth, too. Just the mmonkies aren't entirely blue, and I'm not sure if the squirrels are wonder squirrels.

Yes. 111 was the age Bilbo went crazy. But he lived longer than the Took. The Took sounds like a weird person.

Back to calculators!!!

Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about.
I read through the Hobbit, but I got bored right after Frodo started his journey.

Hey, if Gandalf's so powerful, why don't he just kill Sodom himself?

there wouldn't be a book then.