<p>My friends teacher doesn't let the class use calculators on the calculus exams. Is this how it is everywhere?</p>
<p>In some cases that's true , but most professors I've had at least allowed the students to use a scientific calculator for tests. You don't need a calculator to do regular differentiation or integration. If you are doing let's say numerical integration , you may actually need a calculator.</p>
<p>My professors allowed us to use them but, there was really no need unless your solving the integral with a given value.</p>
<p>in our school we are allowed ti-89s in upper classes. I still dont use them, everyone uses it as a data storage with "useless" capabilities such as saving word files. I had a 84 on the final when the average was 79. its ridiculous. Trust me, people have come with various ways of keeping their gpas. Thats one reason i dont like very high gpas and it ruins it for the honest guy.</p>
<p>then again, who has the time to solve 5x5 martices?</p>
<p>None of my calculus classes allowed calculators on midterms or finals. You didn't need one anyway. Most classes from my major, on the other hand, allow graphing calculators.</p>
<p>It depends on the professor; I wasn't allowed to use them on Calculus exams, however, I was allowed to use them in Numerical analysis and engineering exams. I guess it depends on what they are teaching. If they are testing calculus concepts, the calculator might make it hard to determine if you understand the concepts.</p>
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<p>Only if the professor is lazy.</p>
<p>In math classes, calculators are for noobs. In calc there is no reason to use one except to check your answer. For other classes they are reasonable.</p>
<p>^ That's not true.</p>
<p>As noted before, solving a 5x5 matrix is time consuming. If you know how to do it, why do it again and instead chug it in your calculator?</p>
<p>I don't see a problem with it. If you are taking a Calculus test, the answer is usually only worth one, out of 6-7 per question, so it's not like the Calculator will do the test for you.</p>
<p>^ You raise a good point.</p>
<p>However, there is NO reason to use a calc in a calculus class. On exams, professors don't give questions that require numerical integration unless it can easily be done by hand, and even then you rarely see it.</p>
<p>On linear algebra, we were allowed to use a calculator if I recall, so the 5x5 matrix thing is kind of a moot point...</p>
<p>Also, all of my "engineering courses" allow calculators.</p>
<p>My school doesn't allow any calculators (scientific or not) on any math exams.</p>
<p>I've never been allowed a calculator on exams until my current math class (DiffEq). Of course even my TI-89 doesn't help much for what we are doing.</p>
<p>I once modified a TI-89 to look like a TI-83. :rolleyes:</p>