<p>Ok...random question!</p>
<p>My TI-83+ recently broke during a BC Cal test (don't worry, the teacher had a spare), so I need to buy a new one for second semester...I was wondering what type of graphing calculator is required/preferred by most calculus/science courses.</p>
<p>I dunno, but the TI-89 is pretty slick. :)</p>
<p>That's what some of the other schools I'm looking at use so I guess I'll be TI-89 shopping sometime during Christmas Break!</p>
<p>Some classes (18.02, 8.012 that I know of) don't allow calculators on tests but from what I've seen, the ones that do seem to be okay with the TI-89. Matlab/Mathematica is good for homework. (Don't buy it though, the software is free here.)</p>
<p>Get the Titanium edition if you go for the 89. It goes a lot faster.</p>
<p>Ti-89 Titanium. The difference in price is not that big, and it has more memory. I am collecting money for it :). [It costs about $95 in Poland, and classic Ti-89 - 75)</p>
<p>if you're planning on taking 5.111 or 5.112 (intro chem), also get a scientific calculator, because you're not allowed to use graphing calculators on tests.</p>
<p>Don't get a titanium, it's ugly.</p>
<p>What's bad about titanium? You mean appearance?
Does it matter at all?</p>
<p>Look, if I were you I would by, some Casio Fx-XX - scientific calculator,
Ti-89 titanium, and maybe ti-85 as a simplier version to bus/subway, it fits better to operate it one-hand than ti-89 [subjective]. The hand which is wielding calculator, of course ;).</p>
<p>Dude -- get a TI-89. Some people say they're hard to use; but since you're on the MIT board, I'm guessing that you're NOT one of those peopl :) ! In general, the 89 lets you do more complicated functions, has a numeric solver, does matrices more easily, can do indefinite integrals [VERY nice for calculus!], runs more quickly, has 3-D graphing capabilities, and has a menu-driven interface. It's a lot better -- trust me.</p>
<p>THe only issue is that it's not as good for statistics. You have to download new operating systems and flash apps in order to run statistical software on the 89. It's not too hard, but if you're not too computer-savvy, it might require a friend's help. Not a big deal, but a slight deterrent to computer-phobes...LOL.</p>
<p>i have a ti-89 titanium.</p>
<p>its hard to work :(</p>
<p>advanced statistics or basic statistics..as in stat tests the TI-83+ (like one and two variable p and t tests)?</p>
<p>the 89 comes with no statistical software at all, except for mean and standard deviation calculating. Anything else needs to be added supplementally to the calculator via download. The most popular form is the flash Apps.</p>
<p>What's wrong with a good ol' TI83+ ?</p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Ti-89 Titaniam, and get a 4 function calc if u wanna take non 3.091 chem</p>
<p>I picked up a new 89 a few hours before a math final last year and it wasn't hard to learn to use. Frankly, the interface is more streamlined and thus simpler than that of the 83. While I've only used a titanium for about 5 minutes, I think they are just as simple as the 89.</p>
<p>89 isn't that hard to use</p>
<p>89 will do 6.02 x 10^23rd better math than 83+</p>
<p>89 will help tremendously...especially as a time saver or to check answers</p>
<p>The TI-89 is truly incredible compared to any calculator I have seen. It can do symbolic integration and calculate and display numbers to hundreds of places. I like the TI-83 for programming though. The TI-86 is real terrible from what I have seen.</p>
<p>Still, 89 programming is good. I've written at least as many programs for it as I have for the 83, and it's just as easy in many ways but even easier becuase of the convenient copy-paste function. The programs run way faster, too.</p>