<p>i am a rising senior in high school and am taking calculus next year. I want to know what calculator i can invest in now so that i can also use it throughout college. I am interested in either business/economics/engineering, so what is your advice?</p>
<p>TI-89 Titanium</p>
<p>HP's are very good too.</p>
<p>People still use calculators?</p>
<p>/for calculus? come on...</p>
<p>Do they even teach calculus with calculators? I'm about to enter college and my calc teacher told me that everything has to be done by hand (ugh).</p>
<p>I didn't use calculators in the beginning of my cal 1 class but by the end we started using calculators.
But a Ti-89 was not allowed.</p>
<p>I have both a TI-89 and a TI-83. I use the TI-83 because it is what I learned on and is what I feel most comfortable with. As far as capabilities go, a TI-83 will be more than sufficient and is a good investment.</p>
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<p>You can and will use a calculator while taking calculus. It is not a question of whether or not they "teach calculus with calculators". You will learn how to perform different calculus operations by hand but the calculator will help you visualize certain problems, allow you to check answers, etc...</p>
<p>You may not use it in calculus, but you ** need ** one if you want to finish engineering homework sets in a reasonable time.</p>
<p>will a TI-83 get me through undergrad mech e or should I buy an 89 or something else?</p>
<p>I use a Hp 50G and live it, I also had a Ti-89 which I had before the 50g, though I find the 50G to be superior is almost every way so I ended up selling the 89.</p>
<p>The difference between the 83 and 89 is that the 89 is symbolic, meaning it can do derivatives and integrals and other symbolic math. The 83 is just for graphing and the same math you would use on a scientific. if you want a really high end calculator check out ebay and get a 89T or a 50G, though I have to recommend the 50G. I love it.</p>
<p>When i took calc 1, we could use scientific, in calc 2 we could use graphing to show nature of graphs. In calc 2, diffy q and Linear algebra we were not allowed to use any calculators. Thogh in my EE classes I use my 50G all the time.</p>
<p>Calculus is not about calculators because calculus is about exact numbers and a calculator cant ever give you an exact answer. It doesn't matter how powerful you think your calculator is, it can never give you an exact answer.</p>
<p>I get by with a TI-86 as an EE, but there are professors who will allow you to use TI-89T and these are very useful for checking your work or answers in "closed forms" during the exams. Very advantageous.</p>
<p>lol, i wasn't saying i exactly needed it for calculus, just saying that i can buy it right now and it will last through undergrad.</p>
<p>Go on Ebay and get either an 89 or a 50G (I got my 89 brand new in package with a zip case for less than $80), and if you need more in college, pitch in with a few friends and buy student versions of MATLAB, Mathamatica, and Maple. If student version isn't your style and you don't have the $20,000 for a full version of MATLAB, just download it.</p>
<p>lol, i think my older brother (who is an engineer) has MATLAB so i can just get it from him hopefully.</p>
<p>Agree with previous posts: if you do get a calculator, get either the best TI (which is the TI-89 Titanium) or the best HP (which is the HP-50G). </p>
<p>The 89 is a much more popular choice with students, and is noted for its ease of use. The 50G is more powerful and flexible, but also has a steeper learning curve. The 50G is more typically used by professionals, rather than by students.</p>