<p>I'll be taking the Calculus BC exam tomorrow; my TI-89 isn't working. In case I don't get it working, will I be able to do the exam with my scientific calculator? It's capable of doing integrals and derivatives - in fact the only feature it lacks is the ability to graph functions. </p>
<p>Would I be handicapped?</p>
<p>You have to check if the calculator is even allowed before you use it.</p>
<p>I don’t think the TI-89 is allowed (I know it is not allowed on the SAT)</p>
<p>Your teacher (should) have graphing calculators or someones you can borrow</p>
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The TI-89 is allowed on the AP Calculus exam. It’s a calculator that does calculus for goodness sake.</p>
<p>You are not allowed to use non graphing scientific calculators.
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<p>Both of the calculators are allowed. I can’t borrow a calculator.</p>
<p>If the calculator that you’re going to use in place of your 89 is allowed I don’t see what the problem is…?</p>
<p>It’s not that. The other calculator is significantly less powerful, because it can’t graph functions. Would I be handicapped on the exam?</p>
<p>Can you borrow a graphic calculator from someone who isn’t taking the exam tomorrow?</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I probably could.</p>
<p>You definitely need to be able to graph functions. For some area/volume of curves problems you need to find intersection points by graphing (often they’re irrational numbers). So you literally would have no way of doing those types of problems. You need a graphing function.</p>
<p>@efeens44 You can find intersection points without looking at the graph. Find the intersection point by the equation. Pick an x value between the bounds, plug in into the equations, find out which one is higher. </p>
<p>@poison I’d say you’d be pretty handicapped. You need a graphing calculator. If the calculator isn’t able to do a graph then it isn’t a graphing calculator and non graphing calculators are prohibited.</p>
<p>I don’t think you really would be handicapped, but might cause you some inconvenience. Try to borrow someone’s calculator that you can use on your AP exam. Good luck on it. Mind sharing how you felt after you took it later? Im planning to take it next semester, or I hope.</p>
<p>Well this year’s exam was very easy – that’s pretty much all I’m allowed to say.</p>
<p>glad you thought so too!!!</p>
<p>So, @poisonivy39, did you end up using a non-graphing calculator?</p>
<p>If they did…that was illegal.</p>
<p>I’m gonna tell.</p>
<p>So does anyone know why it is “illegal” to use non-graphing calculators on the AP test?</p>