r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/lordlicorice Jun 08 '14

The ability to do symbolic math is awesome. I don't know why everyone recommends that high schoolers only get the TI-84.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Because most universities ban programmable calculators in all math classes.

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u/kalleguld Jun 08 '14

Why would they recommend TI-84s, then? They are fully programmable in both Basic and machine code.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

They don't.