<p>Hey, I know this has been asked before but none of them really answered my questions.
I am taking BC calculus next year(as a senior) and need to buy a graphing calculator.
I don't have one right now.
I want to buy the TI-nspire( mainly because its really cheap right now and i cant afford to spend much on it anyways).
But I have heard that colleges might not let me use it? Would it be worth to get it?
Thank you!</p>
<p>It depends on what you’re majoring in to see what calculator you need. I recommend TI-89 all the way, but I’ve also heard many good things about the one you’re asking about.</p>
<p>Thank you. I will probably be studying computer science/ computer engineering/ electrical engineering. I am pretty sure that ti-nspire has about the same functions as ti 89.
I’m just worried that I might not be able to use it in college(I asked my teacher and it won’t be a problem for bc calc).</p>
<p>I really enjoyed using TI-Nspire CX during my IB math HL course and I recommend it. As for college, at least at Purdue no calculator is allowed at any calculus exam I believe. So do not worry about it now and enjoy your TI-Nspire through senior year :)</p>
<p>the Texas Instruments calculators are ****
go for Casio ,they are faster,prettier,cheaper</p>
<p>the Casio fx-9860gii is the best. and there is the the Prizm series if you like colored screens.</p>
<p>best;</p>
<p>I recommend the TI-89. Never let me down and it has a much more friendly layout/program than the other CAS calculators.</p>
<p>Casio. Ha! That’s a good one!</p>
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<p>can you please say what you wanna say clearly without sense of humor?</p>
<p>If you are REQUIRED to buy a calculator, then that’s a bunch of crap.</p>
<p>In any case, get a TI-82. Anytime I’ve needed to do something more sophisticated than what the TI-82 can do, I just use Mathematica (college students get it free). Actually I use my phone’s graphing calculator more, I haven’t put batteries in my TI-82 since they died.</p>
<p>A TI-82 goes for about ten bucks on ebay, saving you tens of dollars to spend on sushi or Chinese food. Also, for those more sophisticated things for which an 89, 92, or HP 50G (I bought one and never used it) are good for, you may as well use Mathematica because then you can actually type things. Long equations are tedious to enter on a calculator.</p>
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It’s not uncommon for an AP Calculus course to require a calculator. The exam itself requires a graphing calculators. Non graphing calculators, scientific calculators, are prohibited and can get one’s exam invalidated. </p>
<p>OP, if you have the money to buy one and it won’t set you back financially then I say go for it. It’s a beautiful calculator. My classmate had one and he was able to do so many cool things like draws shapes and color them in. Useless things pretty much. The TI 82 is fine an will get the job done. I have the TI 89 and it does well. You don’t need a super powerful calculator for AP Calc BC. You also don’t want to spend so much on one when in college the dependence on a calculator just isn’t there. </p>
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<p>Thank you everyone for replying. I am required to have a calculator for calculus and I did end up buying the ti nspire cas.
I agree that the ti-89 has a better layout but it is also about 3x what cas is(i got it for 60 dollars(which I think is really good…is it? )).
Surprising on amazon, ti-83 and 84 were more expensive that the ti-nspire cas!<br>
And I didn’t really think about other companies to be honest. I have always been around ti products and wasn’t sure how Casio would compare really.
Another reason I went with the ti nspire cas(except for price), is that I figured, or atleast I hope, that I won’t have to buy a new graphing calculator for a long while, so get the recent one.</p>
<p>IB exams did not allow CAS and I do not think any professor would allow it even if he allows calculator.</p>
<p>With MATLAB and Mathematica it is excessive feature anyway.</p>
<p>IB and AP exams differ in calculator requirements. </p>
<p>For the time being, the calculator that OP got for the AP Calc exam will do superbly.</p>
<p>Ti-inspire isn’t allowed on the AP tests (at least not last year but I didn’t check for this year). I highly recommend the Ti-89. You’ll relish it when you get to multivariable calculus where you have to visualize 3-dimensional planes.</p>
<p>It is allowed. I took the AP Calc BC exam this past year.</p>
<p>[AP</a> Calculus BC](<a href=“Get the Most Out of AP – AP Students | College Board”>AP Exams Calculator Policy – AP Students | College Board)
[AP</a> Chemistry](<a href=“Get the Most Out of AP – AP Students | College Board”>AP Exams Calculator Policy – AP Students | College Board)
[AP</a> Physics C Mechanics](<a href=“Get the Most Out of AP – AP Students | College Board”>AP Exams Calculator Policy – AP Students | College Board)
[List</a> of approved calculators for mathematics and science AP exams](<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/calc_policies_math_science.pdf)</p>
<p>The Nspire was allowed last year and still is.</p>
<p>@RaysGatorsFan i do not plan on taking the IB exam. and i guess i will just have to wait a year.
@dchau503 like niquii77 said, it is allowed on AP. Sadly, its not allowed on the ACT. and I believe, it can graph in 3D.</p>
<p>Check out the TI -Nspire CX - it’s got a color display which is nice and every function you could think of. Also usable on SAT/APs/etc.</p>
<p>See review:</p>
<p>[TI-Nspire</a> Color Graphing Calculator Review](<a href=“http://math.about.com/od/calculators/fr/Ti-Nspire-Graphing-Calculator-Information.htm]TI-Nspire”>How Is the 'T' Pronounced in French?)</p>
<p>@lakeclouds I did and its so cool! It was just out of my budget.</p>
<p>The best deals are NSpire with touchpad ($57.5) and NSpire CAS with touchpad ($65) right now at Amazon. They were both around $55 for a while. With NSpire with Touch, you will get a TI-84+ bonus keypad that allows you to use it as a TI-84+ and in any standardized tests. With NSpire CAS with Touch, it is functionally similar to TI89 but with more memory and a faster processor, but it is restricted in some tests.</p>
<p>@billcsho: yes that’s where I brought my ti nspire CAS. Well actually I brought it on Friday when it was 59.99 and It was delivered yesterday. I haven’t used it a lot but so far I really like it. I’m glad I brought it.</p>