<p>If you feel you need programs, the solution is to learn the math, rather than to rely on programs.</p>
<p>If you can’t do the problems, you’re going to have trouble with the Math section regardless of whether you have programs. Programs will probably just waste your time, especially if you’re not good at working with them, make a mistake in the input, or can’t find them quickly enough.</p>
<p>Learn the math or accept your score as is. Simple as that. Nobody who used programs deserves the score they got (unless, of course, they did poorly even with the programs).</p>
<p>Is it “possibly” that you could cheat on the English section too? Shouldn’t be against your morals, seeing as cheating on the Math section isn’t bad.</p>
<p>I got a 33 on the math without any programs and I fully intend to use them next time. I have a feeling the ones I got wrong were because I typed it in the calculator wrong or did some mental math wrong.</p>
<p>I scored a 36 on ACT Math on my first try, in fact it was my first time even seeing the ACT exam. The programs are unnecessary, it takes longer to figure out what program you need to use (from your list of 20-30 programs), punching in the necessary variables, and hitting enter than to actually solve the problem by hand.</p>
<p>I didn’t get the programs online; some I made myself and some I got from other kids in my school. You can either learn how to create them (which takes some time), or you could go on the TI website and download them. I recommend downloading them because there are so many and you don’t have to make them. And to all the people who say it is cheating, I could rattle off all the formulas for all of these programs. Just because I use programs doesn’t mean I don’t know the material. If you are doing the ACT without a graphing calculator, you will be pressed for time no matter what. If you DO have a graphing calculator, which most do, why not use the programs to your advantage?</p>
<p>Hi
i see you said that you had a whole bunch of programs on your calculator that you used for your ACT… what kind of calculator do you have. Did you make the programs yourself or did you download them. also, if im buying a calculator now should i get i regular ti 84 or should i get the nspire cx and which is more programmable.
Thanks</p>
<p>I’m going to repost what I posted on the other calculator help thread. Not all of us are math geniuses! I think that for some, it might save time to program some formulas like pythagorean theorem, quadratic formula, etc. Also nice to have a ‘cheat sheet’ setup that will display a list of the equations you tend to forget but might need, like volume of a cylinder. There is a cheap book on Amazon now that gives instructions for this: Boost Your Score: Underground Calculator Programs for the ACT Test. </p>
<p>I would second what others have said, though. You still need to know what’s going on to be able to use these. For example, if the quad program asks you for a, b, and c, you still have to remember the form ax^2+bx+c to know what a, b, and c are and you’ll need to remember to set them to zero.</p>