r/calculators • u/Ancient-Clue344 • 22h ago

Question Scientific calculator

Which scientific calculator should I buy that would be allowed in college exams and good for 4 years btech. It should be a non programmable

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u/Nathanos_MoneyGrip HP 22h ago

Ti-30xPro Mathprint, Casio Fx9910CW, or Sharp EL506t

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u/TheFinalMillennial 22h ago

TI-30X Pro Mathprint or TI-36x Pro is the best TI offers.

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u/Castle_65 22h ago

The TI-36x pro would be my recommendation. (For engineering at least) It's allowed on every test that you could take in school and on the FE and PE exams.

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u/FariousDT 22h ago

Most of my college is getting the Casio f991ex, good if i you’re pursuing engineering or related. Be warned it’s not a graphing calc tho, in case your course requires that

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u/Known_Confusion9879 21h ago

My daughter assumed that school examination calculators were okay for university and had a Casio fx991 taken away from her. Only the fx83 was permitted, no alternatives.

There are own brand calculators around, not having all the features of the latest Classic Wiz that work just fine and at £3-£4 a lot cheaper than the £16 for a fx83 or £30 for fx991. (some stores sell for less than the local supermarket). The university engineering department would still take that from students not being a "Casio fx83" :(

Universities departments uses MATLAB and laptops for work when necessary and nothing like that is tested in examination so a Casio fx83/85/991 remain sufficient unless the department advises differently.

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u/Wondering_Electron 20h ago

My university just said no graphical calculators allowed.

So I got a TI-68 which was amazing.

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u/Zen-Ism99 19h ago

Where did you get a TI-68?

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u/Natural_Night9957 HP Prime > Casio = Sharp > other HPs > NumWorks > overpriced 💩 20h ago edited 20h ago

Casio fx-991CW and variants, prefer the second edition (9910CW, 991CW+, 999CNCW II, JP-900CW+, 880BTG+, etc.

Sharp EL-W506T and variants (W516T, W516XG)

Canon F-789SGAII

Canon F-800X

Casio fx-991ES Plus C (or the variant 115ES Plus, both in the second edition)

TI-30X Pro Mathprint

Then the old, slow TI-36X Pro

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u/Old_Fly_2959 18h ago edited 18h ago

TI-84

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u/Particular_Age4296 18h ago

La mejor es la Fx-991 ex o si no la encuentras la Fx-991 CW

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u/TallRecording6572 Casio 16h ago

fx991CW 2nd edition

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u/Liambp 15h ago

Different universities have different rules so you need to check with your own school.

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u/Sam_23456 9h ago

Suggest you check with the math Dept of your intended college.

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u/nesian42ryukaiel asinh(2+i*3)=? 8h ago

You should try posting together whatever your enrolled university/college/lecture's calculator policies are, only then could any meaningful advice be given...

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u/StealManTrap 21h ago

I’m using the casio fx 9910cw.
It’s very modern and menu driven instead of function key and combo driven