SevenDaisies Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Can anyone tell me if a TI84 Plus is an approriate calculator for a student who is not planning to major in math or engineering? Needing one for a senior and don’t want to have to purchase another next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 It will depend on the classes the student takes and what the professor recommends. Students besides math and engineering majors often have to take math and statistics courses. I teach a finance course for business minors; I would much prefer that they have a business calculator, but some students are partial to their TI 84 calculators. Some professors allow them, but some of my colleagues do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenDaisies Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thank you! I don't mind buying a different kind of calculator if needed. I just don't want to be sorry that I could have upgraded this year and saved myself from buying another similar calculator next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 That depends on the teacher. The calculus teachers at UT Dallas did not allow any graphing calculators on their quizzes or tests. My dd was very relieved when we found that out because neither of us really knew how to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 As an accounting major, my Dd can only use a 4 function calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I was a history major, so only one math course, not calculus level. This is the calculator I used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) Scientific calculators are very inexpensive - for example they don't allow graphing calculators for my son's college physics class tests so picked up a scientific calculator. See post above for example. Edited July 31, 2018 by MarkT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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