<p>Is it even legal?</p>
<p>I have TI-83, and the calculator is allowed for the testing. I'm wondering if there are any helpful programs that I can insert into the calculator. I have no clue as to how to work a program, but with your help I'm sure it's not that hard.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>i don't know maybe download some comedy... or just a good movie.</p>
<p>oh wait i have it: a good game of golf.</p>
<p>or of course you could get Block Dude Version 2 (not out yet, but i'm sure if you wake up early on saturday it will be ready)</p>
<p>i've also heard of this new thing... a simple TI program that cooks up hot chocolate (with marshmallows) and other morning beverages in the battery pack of your calculator! get that.</p>
<p>oh shoot its only for TI-84s. and silver editions at that. just buy a new calculator.</p>
<p>honestly though, you shouldnt be using calc programs for SAT I math.</p>
<p>lmao chris you're too mean</p>
<p>lol, the only program(s) that I've ever recalled using on the SAT I math section (and I didn't even need to, just to save time) were a trionomial factoring prog and a quadratic equation one, I believe...</p>
<p>basically, when it comes down to it - it's your brain that'll save you, not your calculator :)</p>
<p>yeah, i dont even think you need programs.
after all, formulas are on the first page.</p>
<p>know how to quickly navigate the 'math' menus to get npr() or ncr(), abs(), and the inequality operators... and that's it. for sat i math, you really should not have to touch your calc very often.</p>
<p>on the other hand, you may need a graphing calc for some individual questions that stump you, so you can brute-force them by graphing. but even that's dangerous, and you should only have to do that like once per test (max).</p>
<p>solve() is very useful as well (ie for finding roots; setting something = 0), but you have to be careful that typing the whole equation in is worth your time. and factor() for prime factorization is good as well (but probably more so for the sat math l2, instead).</p>
<p>Oh theres definately some ones you want to put in.</p>
<p>Quadratic formula.
Distance formula.
Midpoint formula.</p>
<p>are the ones I find most useful.</p>
<p>What's the point of putting all those programs in when your TI-83 alone can help you answer all of the questions on the math, from angles to quadratics. Just read through the manual and practice using those functions.</p>
<p>But honestly, 9 out of 10 times, you'll solve everything quicker using a pencil.</p>
<p>And for gods sake, they give you a formula sheet in front for a reason. Look at it. Some of the H questions on the math portion only require you to plug the value of what X would be into those triangle rules to give you the answer.</p>
<p>I frequently use quadratic and coordinate distance functions. I've found them to be very useful in my experiences as they save me a LOT of time (It may help that I'm fast at using my calculator, but using these types of functions should save anyone time).</p>
<p>I wasn't going to put any programs initially, but I've seen threads around here that mention programs for your calculator, so I thought a majority of people did.</p>
<p>go to ticalc.org or search MLT Gold on google. Its a great program with everything. btw calculator programs ARE allowed. even though you could obviously do it without a calculator, programs make it alot faster so u can check ur work</p>