<p>I will be taking PreCalculus, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB and BC in the next two years, and I need to know what would be a good calculator to use in all these classes. What are your suggestions?</p>
<p>I’ve heard that the best calculator for those classes that is not hard yet not easy to learn and can do what is necessary for the exam is the TI-84. I personally used a TI-89 Titanium and Iwould say it can be a little unnecessary for those math classes, but it worked for me. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>For PreCalc and beyond I had a really awesome Texas Instruments Ti 84 Plus Silver Edition- <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073UNI86/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073UNI86/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1</a></p>
<p>The included USB really came in handy.</p>
<p>You don’t need anything beyond the TI-83+, but you’re allowed to use the TI-89 Titanium and the TI-Nspire CAS on the AP math exams as well as the SAT and the SAT subject tests. However, you can’t use either calculator on the ACT. They have a computer based algebra system that allows them to do many things that save time in calculus.</p>
<p>I used the TI-83 for my AP Calc AB exam and throughout my college Calc II course. It did everything it needed to do fine. You shouldn’t need anything fancier than the TI-83, but if you plan to continue math in college, consider the TI-89 Titanium–'tis very nice.</p>