<p>What's the best calculator for engineering majors? Are the math/science classes centered around a calculator or do most teachers ban calculators all together?</p>
<p>TI-89 baby!!!!!!! no i dont believe so =P (banning calculators that is)</p>
<p>i was actually wondering about this question, dvd.
i dunno the answer though.
i lost my calculator two years ago or something, and i always planned on buying a new one, but never got around to it. now, it is the end of calculus, and i got by fine. i don't think i shoud buy a calculator now for college when i'll probably have a laptop. i think excel can do a lot of stuff that the calculators can do... who knows. maybe a TI-89 would be a good investment now before the AP calc exam... and take it on to college...</p>
<p>i actually have an 83 and an 89 and i like the 89, but i was wondering if it will suffice in linear algebra and multivariable calculus classes at princeton.</p>
<p>calculators aren't allowed/used/needed in either of those classes.</p>
<p>but they are really good at adding stuff--my downfall (along with the other basic operations...heh im not lying)</p>
<p>As a BSE student at Princeton, you'll use a calculator primarily for balancing your checkbook and figuring out your phone bill. You won't use it in your 100- and 200-level calculus courses. For the really serious stuff, Princeton has computers running programs like MATLAB. There may well be occasional instances when a good graphing calculator might come in handy, but anything you used in high school will work fine. So bring whatever you have been using, but don't be surprised if it sits idle. If you really find you need something better, there's a Staples not far from campus.</p>