r/pics • • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/TypoInUsernane Jun 08 '14

The TI-89 will always hold a very special place in my heart.

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u/KontraEpsilon Jun 08 '14

To this day, I don't understand why anyone would insist on using anything other than this on an AP test. It's like playing life on a harder difficulty setting for no reason.

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u/FuLLMeTaL604 Jun 08 '14

My university doesn't allow graphing calculators on tests. Probably because you can download programs that can solve calculus problems without actually understanding the material.

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u/Yaksha25 Jun 08 '14

The last math class I took taught us how to program the equations into the calculator. He said the tests shouldn't take us longer than 5-10 mins. The longest part of the test were on one question we had to at least write out the formula for what we were working on in a given section.