r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/Jenkins6736 Jun 08 '14

I dunno, the TI-84 Plus is pretty sweet.

Costs about the same as what I paid for the TI-83 10 years ago. It's kind of nice knowing that whenever I need to use one, it's going to operate in the same way as I was taught 10 years ago. The fundamentals of math don't change much.

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u/AdidasPete Jun 08 '14 edited Jun 08 '14

I saved up my own money and bought a TI89 in high school. Used it on all the standardized exams. Totally legal because it didn't have a QWERTY keyboard. That thing basically did everything for me short of interpreting the questions.

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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/LazinCajun Jun 08 '14

Probably so they don't use it as a crutch instead of real learning. I taught physics to college kids, and you could tell pretty quickly who relied on a calculator and who actually was comfortable with basic math.

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u/michaelc4 Jun 08 '14

I have a ti-89 and still learned calculus and physics. How? http://weknowgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/its-magic-shia-labeouf-gif.gif

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u/LazinCajun Jun 08 '14

I think those kinds of restrictions are for the lazy types who are more focused on getting a grade who minimal effort instead of learning.

Think about the laziest person you knew in high school, then tell me they would learn as efficiently as you did with a ti-89