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I'm just curious to see what calculator people use on here. Do you use a simple 4-function calculator? The oh-so-popular and ol' reliable TI-84? Or did you go all out like I did and by the TI-Nspire? Or do you have an even better calculator? Mine's the non-CAS version of the TI-Nspire CX. I used to use a TI-84+ Silver Edition.
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Location: Anywhere is fine
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My Favorite calculator of all time was the SHARP EL-506G. Simple, Utilitarian, and it was top-notch back in the '90's if you couldn't afford a graphing calculator. It has a vast array of stored constants onboard, with a lookup card so you can recall these from memory and use them quickly.
I use the EL-531W now, and it's a piece of garbage in comparison. Built better, but no lookups, and I'm nostalgic for the old ugly thing of the past.
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Joined: Sun Jul 15 2007, 08:17PM
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I have a TI-84 Plus I use regularly (I loved my TI-83 Plus Purple edition to death... literally). However I find myself using the calculator on my computer more since it can naturally swap between Hex, Binary, and base 10 pretty easily when doing operations.
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Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:02AM
Location: Southern Califorina, USA
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The last time I used a calculator was last year when I brought my TI-89 to a test for emotional support (didn't do any number crunching, but brought it with me just in case...).
Other than that I have switched to estimation (whats 12.7xsqrt(2)? Oh like 18ish) or using google calculator if there are nasty units or I require some semblance of accuracy (but I am on a government grant these days, so that rarely happens).
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I built a kit calculator back in 1972 when I was 16. Soldered all the LED drive buffer transistors individually, had a humongeous 64 pin GE chip, big NiCds to drive the display. Four functions + constant, it cost £70 back then, sheesh, I don't splash the cash like that these days. It was worth a lot of geek points, but unfortunately not with the girls.
£10 Casios have come and gone since then, but I've never owned a graphing calculator. If the task is trivial, I use my phone, or the one on the PC desktop. If it's beyond that, then Python or Matlab, there's never a need for anything in between.
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I like having a graphing calculator at my desk, I have a couple of TI-89 Titaniums and TI-83+'s that I picked up cheap on Craigslist from students who were finished with math classes so I can keep one at each of my desks. Most of my usage just covers scientific calculator stuff though occasionally I'll break out the equation solver, calculus functions, or grapher.
For heavy duty number crunching I use scripts on the computer, and Google's calculator is really helpful for unit conversion. But sometimes a calculator at hand is nice.
I have a TI-84 Plus I use regularly (I loved my TI-83 Plus Purple edition to death... literally). However I find myself using the calculator on my computer more since it can naturally swap between Hex, Binary, and base 10 pretty easily when doing operations.
-Jimmy
I loved my TI-84 plus a LOT. I literally, and I really mean literally, love my TI-nspire, but Ty, my TI-84+ Silver Edition... he's my buddy :3
I built a kit calculator back in 1972 when I was 16. Soldered all the LED drive buffer transistors individually, had a humongeous 64 pin GE chip, big NiCds to drive the display. Four functions + constant, it cost £70 back then, sheesh, I don't splash the cash like that these days. It was worth a lot of geek points, but unfortunately not with the girls.
£10 Casios have come and gone since then, but I've never owned a graphing calculator. If the task is trivial, I use my phone, or the one on the PC desktop. If it's beyond that, then Python or Matlab, there's never a need for anything in between.
I'm sure if I was your age and met you back then, you'd sure win this girl over!
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