<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I've had a Ti-83 plus since 7th grade, and will be at Cornell Engineering next year...I noticed Amazon currently has 89-Titaniums priced at $136 shipped free...should I jump on this deal? Will it be worth it?</p>
<p>definitely worth it. I can't live without it. Its so much more powerful than the lower TI models.</p>
<p>Won't you need it? I was under the impression that higher level calc courses required it. In any case considering the fact that I wouldn't be without mine in my HS AP Calc AB course I think you should get one. (I have the regular 89 though, not the newer titanium one)</p>
<p>I dont know about higher level calc courses requiring it. In fact, my MV calc course had a no calculators policy on the final, and my diff eq class has a scientific calculator only (god knows what we'd actually need it for) policy.</p>
<p>However, it's quite useful for doing tedious stuff in physics, etc.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>not really because when you go and take your FE and then PE exams to get your licence.</p>
<p>Guess what you cant use the ti-89.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ncees.org/exams/calculators/</a></p>
<p>Get the HP 33s its the best out there that you can use. </p>
<p>PS most university level calc and diff equation corses dont allow them, at least my school doesnt anymore.</p>
<p>it only costs a little bit more than an 83+ . Get it. Now.</p>
<p>Well I got a 5 last year on AB without it and have an A+ average in Calc BC/Calc III this year without it...maybe I am better off continuing to learn how to do things without using it?</p>
<p>I really would jsut like it to be able to check answers and whatnot for HW problems and stuff...but would I be better there just using Matlab?</p>
<p>matlab is a more of a programming language enviorment. Takes alot of time to make it do what you need it to,</p>
<p>Maple 10 would be better for you,</p>
<p>Eh, mathematica has a big advantage in that it's all symbolic too...:)</p>
<p>yea it's worth it because of differential equations</p>
<p>Y'know, Cornell's going to have Matlab and Maple and Mathematica for you guys to use, and I got through both undergrad at Rice and grad school at UIUC in the rather computation-intensive structural engineering field with just my 83 that I've had for 12 years now. Whenever I needed anything with more oomph than my 83, I typically had to resort to computers, anyhow.</p>
<p>It's up to you, but know that it's by no means required. If you love your 83, know how to do stuff with it, and are at all hesitant to learn a new calculator's bells and whistles, you can stick with your 83 and pocket the money.</p>