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[MexicanDr]

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What kind of calculator did you guys use for your gem chem and physics courses? I had a TI-83, but that was a couple of yrs back, it's gone now. What would you guys recommend? I will also prob take calc 1. I'm done with stats.

The physics won't be based calc, based trig...

Thanks Chicos and Chicas..

 

[anonymousername]

my gchem class only allowed scientific calculators and no covers (people write on them or put flashcards in the slot) graphing calculators weren't allowed


but little did my gchem prof know that I could store numbers into A - E. I didn't even have to type 1 x 10^-14, 298, or 8.3145 every time. i know what you're thinking and you're right....i'm pretty badass

 

[TooMuchResearch]

We weren't allowed to use calculators in calc (I took one year) or calc-based physics...

A TI-83/84 should be all that you need (maybe too much)...don't they give you calculator suggestions?

Edit: they = your professors

 

[JJMrK]

I seem to remember not being allowed a calculator in Calc I. If that's the case, the only thing you need for the pre-reqs is a $10 TI-30. If your calc class uses calculators you might need a TI-83.

 

[sgtbrushes]

My Professor lets us use calculators for Calc I. I would definitely recommend a graphing calculator if you're allowed to use one. They don't necessarily help with the calculus part, but you can use them to check your work on derivatives, etc., and that is why some sort of grapher is good.

 

[causalinference]

I used a TI-89. It was overkill but I loved it.

 

[jvesco22]

my gchem class only allowed scientific calculators and no covers (people write on them or put flashcards in the slot) graphing calculators weren't allowed


but little did my gchem prof know that I could store numbers into A - E. I didn't even have to type 1 x 10^-14, 298, or 8.3145 every time. i know what you're thinking and you're right....i'm pretty badass

lmao, my thoughts exactly. 👍

 

[Abby_Normal]

I love my graphing calculator (TI-83, if I remember?? Don't have it with me right now). 😍 A regular scientific calculator should be more than enough for gen chem, but for physics, being the graphs can be a useful visual aid. Even if it doesn't make all that much practical difference when it comes to getting equations right on exams, it's a good study tool.

But, as anonymoususername observes, a calculator that allows you to save numbers is incredibly useful--being able to just hit the 'g' key when you need acceleration due to gravity or 'm' when you need a mole saves a lot of time. And I'd be reluctant to classify it as cheating since I've had teachers/professors who told recommended it to the class.

 

[ProtonatedAlchy]

What kind of calculator did you guys use for your gem chem and physics courses? I had a TI-83, but that was a couple of yrs back, it's gone now. What would you guys recommend? I will also prob take calc 1. I'm done with stats.

The physics won't be based calc, based trig...

Thanks Chicos and Chicas..

Go with the safe bet

TI-83 PLUS!

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I use a TI-83 for physics. I don't use it all that often except for simple calculations, but there have been a couple homework problems where I've had to use my quadratic formula program and graphing capabilities. I have that calculator from calculus in high school. For my gen chem class we can't use graphing calculators so I have a cheap scientific one for that class's tests.

 

[Hoody]

I use a TI-94....bought it on the advice of Physics prof who said that anything less than a TI-89+ was insufficient for his class (yeah, he's that pompous). Most days I'm lucky to figure out how to turn the beast on.

 

[Poliscidoc]

TI-89= Never having to do another derivative or anti again!!!!

 

[BBender716]

TI-89 because even though you don't encounter derivatives/integration, it is so worth it for the "pretty print" feature alone where it makes all your calculations look like how they would be written.

 

[apumic]

my gchem class only allowed scientific calculators and no covers (people write on them or put flashcards in the slot) graphing calculators weren't allowed


but little did my gchem prof know that I could store numbers into A - E. I didn't even have to type 1 x 10^-14, 298, or 8.3145 every time. i know what you're thinking and you're right....i'm pretty badass

Same here. I got a TI-30xs I think (the multi-line scientific they have). It feels like a graphing calculator (more or less) but lacks the programmable functions that make it not allowed on the ACS tests (which was why my chem classes didn't allow them). It's like $17 at Walmart, so not bad at all....

 

[J ROD]

TI-83...been using it for years!!

 

[kami333]

TI-89 because even though you don't encounter derivatives/integration, it is so worth it for the "pretty print" feature alone where it makes all your calculations look like how they would be written.

👍👍👍

The solve function saves a lot of time and headache too.

I also have a TI-30XIIS and a TI-36II for the classes that only allowed basic calculators, being able to double check what I typed saved my ass many times.

 

[chman]

I have two scientific calcs. The first is the recommended TI30XIIS. The second is a casio, and I like it a lot better. It has about all you need if you are not doing graphing. It is the Casio Fx-115 ES.

 

[amikhchi]

if you're going graphing calc, from what i remember when i took calc (7 years ago but still) ti 89 was the best, it did everything, and it didn't have it's own qwerty keyboard so my prof's didn't mind me using it