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anyway, but to check ur homework, u can use ur laptop right?
doesn't homework mean --- HOME and WORK, as in work to do in ur home
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<p>Sure you can if you're at home. I was just the type who was rarely at home during the day.</p>
<p>@ken285 which year?</p>
<p>I graduated with my MS last year.</p>
<p>did u use ur graphing calc during the first 2 years of college? if yes can u think of of not using while those 3 or 2 years?</p>
<p>Yes, but it was mainly because I already had one so why not use it. I probably used the functions specific to a graphic calculator maybe a dozen times during my academic career.</p>
<p>What do you use now, naildirt? A scientific calculator? A four-function calculator? Your computer?</p>
<p>It's all about what you are comfortable with.</p>
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I use scientific calculator in my precalculus thats what my professor tells me to use</p>
<p>but the thing is i came from India here to USA as an immigrant and there in my 12th grade i did all of my calculus that is: differential equations,applications of derivatives& integrals , definite and indefinite integral with just by pen and paper.I didn't even knew that there was a graphing calculator to do all these kinda stuff.So maybe thats the reason i am all curious about u knw.</p>
<p>yeah your right, you can use programs to do your hmwk back at your place. You do what works for you. I just like using the graphing calculator because it is convenient for me. Shoot, if you have an IPhone they have a pretty nice graphing app that you can download to shove problems in. Be amazed by moving the screen back and forth and watching the graph jump from side ways to right side up, lol.</p>
<p>A calculator with graphing capabilities is pretty much a must. I frequently use mine to get a general idea of the behavior of complicated functions. Also, I find graphing calculators easier to use even for basic calculations, because you can use multiple lines of calculations on your screen and easily reference results from previous calculations. As for the difference between a TI-83 and an 89, that is very subjective. My TI-89 is great for symbolic integration. However, I use Maple or Mathematica on my computer more often. If you are on a tight budget and have one of the above programs available to you, it won't kill you not to get a TI-89. Otherwise, you might as well get a TI-89, especially seeing as the price difference is small compared to the advantages it provides over the years.</p>
<p>Ti-89 -> solve function -> win</p>
<p>You don't ABSOLUTELY NEED a graphing calculator to do engineering (as somebody said above, engineers used to only have slide rules). You can do every necessary calculation using a scientific calculator and a pencil and paper. A graphing calculator like the TI-89 is good because it allows you evaluate large expressions (with the Pretty Print feature you can see the expression as it would look like if you wrote it down by hand) and it gives you the ability to solve just about any algebra, trigonometry, probability/statistics or calculus problem with its math functions.</p>
<p>lol... i am gonna buy HP 50g ... anyway ;)</p>
<p>yay!!! btw i consider it as a gadget</p>