<p>Are TI-89 Titanium calculators allowed in math classes (you know, the ones that let you use calculators?). I'm gonna buy a calculator, but I heard these aren't allowed in college for some reason? Is this true? Thanks. :)</p>
<p>Just get the calculator to use on homework when you get stuck, just be sure to show your work. Also, be aware that you will have to be able to do the problems on a test without the calculator. Or so I’ve heard. If you are going into a field that uses math a lot, then that’s another reason to have it. No one does math completely by hand in the workplace. That is part of the reason I don’t understand why the UF math classes don’t allow calculators for about 40-50% of the class time. It is good to teach students how to use current technology to get the job done. Well that is how the AP math classes are set up anyway. The goal should be to teach the topic without the calculator to make sure it is actually being learned and the student does not become calculator dependent. But then teach how to use the calculator to tackle much more complex problems that could never be done by hand. But that is just how I see it. So get the calculator if you want it. And besides, the TI-89 is SEXY! LOL :P</p>
<p>Haha, okay, I will. I had just heard that they weren’t allowed, and I didn’t want to buy a calculator just to have them tell me that I’m not allowed to use it, lol.</p>
<p>You will still want it for homework/checking answers, and in my opinion the 89 is the best calculator for the job. I’ve been through quite a few math classes and have never had one that allowed calculators but disallowed the 89s. Usually it’s no calculators at all because the test problems are computationally simple but require you to know the material. In every class I’ve been in with calculators the 89 was fair game</p>
<p>Calculators aren’t allowed because they aren’t necessary for most math classes. A lot of people are practically innumerate because of the heavy reliance on calculators, which is to their detriment. Calculators are for when you need an incredibly precise answer that your brain can’t supply easily. However, if you rely on a calculator for everything, you lose the intuition of what an answer should “look like”.</p>