<p>Hey, I was just wondering if you think a TI-83 Plus would suffice for this course and the exam. I bought a TI-89, but I'm kind of attached to my 83.</p>
<p>Also, what are the best calculator programs to download? I've done numerous Google searches and found hundreds of programs, but I don't know which would really be the most efficient.</p>
<p>83+ will work, 89 is the ideal. it's waay easier to work and it's quicker for the exam.</p>
<p>if you learn how to use the ti-89, even if it's just teh solve, differentiate, and integrate functions, it will help you loads!! TI-89</p>
<p>Learn the TI-89..you'll love it..
You don't need any specific programs its all there.</p>
<p>You can, however, bring any programs that you like into the exam. I know that some students have used that in the past to remind themselves of differentiation and integration formulas that they have trouble remembering.</p>
<p>If you're already familiar with the 83+, you can stick with that for the purposes of the test, as most of the bland "take the derivative" and "find the antiderivative" materials are on the non-calculator section, are asking for numerical values anyway, or are trivial enough that you shouldn't need a calculator for it anyway.</p>
<p>However, knowing the TI-89 might help you better to get through the class. The big question will be: knowing that an 89 can do many of the calculations for you, will you learn to do them on your own? If you think the answer to that question is yes, feel free to learn it. If you're not sure, I wouldn't bother.</p>
<p>The only programs I used in BC calc this year was a quick quadratic equation solver, where you could plug in values of a, b, and c (ax^2 + bx + c) and instantly get the zeroes, and a slopefield program that created a slopefield when you input an equation into the y=. More of timesaver programs than anything, not really necessary.</p>
<p>oh the good old quad!</p>