<p>hey guys,</p>
<p>i have a ti-83 that i'm very used to and a ti-89 that does cool functions (which may save time) but i'm very slow at it. i'd like to have both available - does anyone know if i can have both calculators on the desk at the time of the exam? as far as i know, both calculator models are permitted but i don't know if i'm allowed to have 2 of them side by side.</p>
<p>no, only one calc</p>
<p>ya..just pick one</p>
<p>well how about one at the desk and switching when you need to?</p>
<p>You are truly stupidest of the smart, aren't you? :p Just kidding...I wouldn't because that's a nice way to get DQed.</p>
<p>gah, this doesn't make sense. both types of calculators ARE allowed, after all.</p>
<p>the sat ii math iic lets you have one calculator on the desk at a time, but not both. so i was assuming that the AP lets you do the same.</p>
<p>They may say that...but if a proctor sees you leaning down under the table to get something that could bode ill for you. At least, my school's very strict about stuff like that and would DQ that person for sure.</p>
<p>i've got both calculators, but i'm gonna use the 89 on the calc bc test. The 83 cannot be compared to the 89 for calculus.</p>
<p>My suggestion would be to get more familiar and faster with the 89.</p>
<p>my calc bc teacher told us we can use both at the same time. However she doesnt encourage it.
My prefrence would be the 89</p>
<p>I don't know about BC, but I know that they let you use both on the AB test. I'm entirely sure of this because not only did I talk to my calc teacher who's been teaching for decades and has had students do it before, but I also called CB. I'm planning on using the TI-84+ and the TI-89 Titanium, mainly because the Titanium can do next to anything and my TI-84+ has some nifty programs (slope fields, Riemann sums, etc).</p>