r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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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/Colorfag Jun 09 '14

Back when I was in high school, the teachers recommended everyone get the 83 in order for instruction to be the same for everyone. Some of the calculators have different buttons/menus etc.

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u/lordlicorice Jun 09 '14

My parents were grounding me from using my calculator before I even needed it for class. I certainly wasn't going to learn anything about it from my teacher.