<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm taking AP Calculus AB next year and wanted to know if a TI-83+ is sufficient for the class.</p>
<p>I'm sure it is possible to get past the course and exam with a TI-83+ but time will be something I won't have. Would it be worth getting a TI-89 for AP Calc and college? And are there any upgrade programs so that I don't have to spend another $150?</p>
<p>I’m in BC this year and i’ve been fine with TI-83+. there are many parts of the exam where you won’t be able to use your calculator, and I honestly remember using it for maybe 5 sections of what’s on both AB and BC</p>
<p>Do you think you could’ve saved time on the calculator sections if you had used a TI-89? If so, how much time do you think you could’ve saved?</p>
<p>also, do you know if college math courses are calculator intensive?</p>
<p>i’m happy to stick to my ti-83+, i just don’t want to be at a huge disadvantage because I’m using an older calculator.</p>
<p>I use an 83 and have made it just fine throughout the year and the 2003 AP exam that we took in class last week.</p>
<p>Granted, I wish I had the 89 because it seems simpler and can do more… but it wasn’t necessary, and I couldn’t afford to buy a whole new calculator.</p>
<p>If you’ve been using a TI-83/84 calculator all this time, you’d be better off spending time reviewing more calculus than spending that time learning the TI-89. The interface is significantly different, and you don’t want to spend time on the exam figuring out how the syntax of certain commands is different.</p>