<p>I found out that you can put documents on a graphing calculator, and this had me thinking of putting various math formulas on it to use during the SAT. Is this supposed to be very common? I can imagine someone putting a password on it and all you'd have to do is look to make sure no one is looking. Even so, I don't expect supervisors to constantly look around at everyone's stuff because they need to let everyone focus. </p>
<p>I asked a couple of my friends and they said that they do this! Is this supposed to be very common and something that supervisors look out for? Another friend told me that in his public school, supervisors always clear the RAM on their math exams.</p>
<p>I've never seen supervisors clear RAM. Typically they just check the model of your TI. I know there must be people who cheat by programming their calculators with math formulas, but I think it's a waste of time to do so, and you're only cheating yourself. Besides, it will take longer to do a question if you have to find a program for it first. And most problems aren't straightforward enough that you can just run them through programs, so you're more prone to make mistakes if you're relying heavily on information you typed into your calculator without truly understanding what you're doing.</p>
<p>Yes, there is only 2 Math questions that I have to use the Princeton... brutish plug-in with calculator. Other than that, nothing really need it.</p>
<p>Well in my Barron's 2400 book, there are 21 formulas. People could easily memorize them 2 days before the test, but it's just more stuff to memorize if you're already trying to remember vocab, prefixes, strategies, etc. This is on page 366 in case anyone wants to look: there are 8 formulas that have to do with geometric, arithmetic, and nth terms. If I were to put them onto my calculator, I would never solely depend on it, maybe to check my work because some of these formulas are long and you can easily mess up one of the factors of the equation. </p>
<p>Granted, I wouldn't really use it except for the sequence things because I'm already quite familiar with many equations. I look over this book a lot so I would probably have it all memorized by 2 months for sure, but it still doesn't seem fair to you when a lot of people are using it.</p>
<p>u dont even need to know it. honestly, they give u some formulas.. and the rest is what u did in school and they test u on time a lot..</p>
<p>like there will be something like... (x+y) = 5 and the question will be... what is 6(x+y).... and stuff like that...
some ppl do substitution.. if they're smart... and the other long substitution.. like solving for y or x in the 1st equation.. and then plug in for 2nd.. its actually really funny... </p>
<p>This is the second (edit: third) time you've asked about programs/documents to cheat on the SATs; chances are, if you have to rely on these aids to do well, you really don't deserve a high math score. </p>
<p>And for the most part, no, proctors don't have you clear RAM.</p>
<p>It is all about ethics really. If you do that in college, that is very shameful. I do terrible in Math, I'd rather not to cheat. If something does not belong to you, it would be always.</p>
<p>The quote above does not apply to me. From grade 1 to grade 12, I have never been a good student in Math. In grade 4, just a little more unlucky and I had to study for grade 4 one year extra. Hopefully history shall not repeat itself. I have a very deep feud with Math.</p>
<p>well i suppose it depends on your inherent preference - math or reading.. but it's easier to remember concrete math concepts and strategies rather than analyzing passages, which takes a large amount of time and experience</p>
<p>Like I said, I know most formulas and I could probably easily memorize all these sequence formulas. Plus I know a lot of them form just practice problems. I just asked a question if it was common, not if I should do it. Yes it's advantageous to use it for math purposes but not in terms of the SAT. Seriously I'm great at math but the SAT does a lot of IF YOU DON'T know this formula then you're screwed. The only really major thing that I"m talking about is sequences with integers and such. I don't cheat and don't plan on it.</p>