<p>I have read that many people program their calculator to do simple things that would take time to do. Things such as midpoint, distance, factoring, quadratic, and other types of questions. Actually solving the problem would be a lot more time comsuming than clicking program on the calc, scrolling down to the right program, and inputting certain numbers. This also decreases the chance of error and potentially forgetting the equation. Should it be down and i am not sure if this is considered cheating.</p>
<p>Programmable calculator is allowed with programs installed as long as you have approved models.</p>
<p>I can’t say for.certain what would count as cheating. But many Procters don’t care or check.</p>
<p>You can use any programs you wish (as long as they’re not games or whatever) if it’s on a “legal” calculator. I’ve completely loaded up my TI-Nspire (heh, hence the name) with programs both times I’ve taken the ACT. Note that it cannot be the CAS version of the Nspire, if you go with that. </p>
<p>In all honesty, I wouldn’t overdo it. I downloaded a ton of programs and even *wrote<a href=“aka%20created/coded”>/i</a> quite a few programs for my calculator. I used maybe one or two between both tests. They honestly don’t help you all that much. I did, however, use a ton of matrices and systems. If you can figure out how to whip those together quick, you should be in good shape.</p>
<p>There was a funky book pricing question on the April 2013 ACT that was somewhat tricky. I knew to convert it into a system of equations, and sure enough, boom - it worked. Saved me probably two minutes from having to do the sucker by hand.</p>
<p>Is there any book that you can buy to program your calculator?</p>