<p>I just found this website when I googled "how to score high on SAT math" called [...]. It advertises programs you can load on your graphing calculator which will "help by answering all or part of many common questions on each test." </p>
<p>My question is, is this considered cheating? From a legal standpoint, ethical, moral etc? Is this common among test takers? Is there any way of stopping people who cheat using calculators? </p>
<p>Thanks for your opinions.</p>
<p>^Nothing wrong with using math programs on a calculator, as long as you use a graphing calculator that does not have a keyboard (for example the TI-NSPIRE is not allowed). </p>
<p>Though, I think solving by hand is usually much faster...</p>
<p>Its a scam. Notice how it says all OR PART? </p>
<p>Your welcome.</p>
<p>I just want to point out that I'm not planning on using calculator programs anyhow. I just wanted to know what you guys thought. </p>
<p>I don't know too much about calculators but isn't it possible to load other info on them? Possibly something like answers or hints?</p>
<p>You're allowed to create programs, which means you're allowed to store formulas on them too as just about every program WILL use mathematical formulae included in the curriculum.</p>
<p>You can't really load answers, as you don't exactly know which questions will be asked.</p>
<p>Trust me, it's all legal. For Math Level 2, it's even advised in Barron's and other prep books.</p>
<p>The only programs, however, that I find useful for the SAT Reasoning Test are programs for factorization, polynomial division, LCM and GCD, and the resultant vector version of two vectors and their angle that can be used to find the third side of the triangle.</p>
<p>There are, of course, a lot more helpful formulae, but my calculator already includes all of them. :) </p>
<p>But using a calculator isn't all that helpful unless you are EXTREMELY quick with it.</p>