<p>When taking an SAT, a friend of mine got a 790 on the math seciton and he is a calculator wiz with all kinds of programs</p>
<p><em>headdesk</em> You’re not supposed to…</p>
<p>you really don’t need a program for the SAT. Of course if you want to put like little tidbits of info like distance formula, special trait about triangles, etc. go ahead. It is highly unlikely that one will get a high score just because of great calculator ability. Most of the time, it’s just faster to do the problem manually anyways.</p>
<p>There is not a single thing that you need to save in your calculator, really high achievers don’t bother with that crap.</p>
<p>yeah there’s really no use for programs like that, unless you really don’t know basic formulas which I think most people do</p>
<p>I suppose a Distance Formula program (so you don’t screw up) wouldn’t hurt. Maybe PolySmlt (quad, multi equation solver).</p>
<p>if you dont get a math question on the sat, chances are, its the concept, not the algebra that’s stopping, you. calculator programs, or even calculators themselves are unnecessary for the test (for me at least, and yes i am a 800 scorer for math)</p>
<p>The slope, distance, quadratic formula, and midpoint programs are very useful to have for the SAT. Using the first one during the exam today saved me quite a bit of time.</p>
<p>rise/run?</p>
<p>it’d be faster to do it in your head. :D</p>
<p>tetris, phoenix, falldown :p, came in handy during math section.</p>
<p>Are you allowed to have stuff on your calculator during the SAT?</p>