<p>I was wondering if any students here have taken Calculus II and upwards because I am unsure of what calculator is required/recommended?</p>
<p>I was going to get a ti-89 but I saw some threads that said that college calculus classes don't always let you use calculators so I am kind of unsure. I don't want to waste $150 for nothing.</p>
<p>Do any current students know whether I should get one?</p>
<p>I took calc 2 and i definitely recommend the ti-89. You really don’t get to use it on exams, but it is great to use while doing your homework (which is collected and graded weekly) so you can easily check your answers. The ti-83 calculator, on the other hand, sucks for calculus in my opinion.</p>
<p>i took calc 2 too and it’s definitely not necessary to have a ti-89 (most of the work is done without a calc) but i agree it’s handy to have. i’d say if the money situation is tight don’t bother but if you can afford it and plan to take future math classes you might want to.</p>
<p>My TI-83plus from high school was just fine for Calc II. I’d avoid using a calculator, unless it’s to check your work. Like others have said, you don’t get to use one on the test, so while doing homework, you should practice doing things by hand.</p>
<p>Would I need a calculator for Calculus III? </p>
<p>Zoolander made a post in the other thread and said that Calc III was easier than Calc II so know I’m considering switching into Calculus III.</p>
<p>I was also wondering if you(shades_children) have any insight as to whether it is actually easier or not.</p>
<p>i love my ti89<33</p>
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<p>No. Again, you can’t use a calculator on the exams, so it’s better to get used to doing the homework without one.</p>
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<p>I think it’s entirely relative. Math becomes very hard for me when I can’t frame the problem visually, so the multivariable calculus in Calc III and the series in Calc II and Calc III were very challenging. If you’re unsure about your ability, I personally would advise you to start with Calc II, particularly if you’re unfamiliar with series. If I recall correctly, in Calc III it’s assumed that you have some prior knowledge of series, so it would be very hard to get along if you didn’t know anything about it.</p>
<p>^ nope ,you don’t have to know anything about series for Calc III at NYU. I never dealt with series in that class. Calc III is only “easy” if you can handle slightly advanced concepts. In my class, if you understood the concepts, you only needed about an 86+ for an A on the final. Calc II is “hard” in the sense that almost everyone understands everything, and the bar set for an A is really high, so you cant screw up on the tests anywhere.</p>
<p>So is there a curve for Calc II? If so what it typically is? What percentage should you get to get B+,A-,A?</p>
<p>Please!!! If anybody knows write a typical curve for this class.</p>