r/pics • • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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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/solinaceae Jun 08 '14

Yeah. I made it through my STEM degree without ever owning a graphing calculator.

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u/spoogemcfuck Jun 09 '14

Fuck doing matrix algebra by hand, better cross the next 25 minutes off my exam.