From a student's perspective, would this last me a semester of Calc II?
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It's been a while since I took calc II; inspite of that, I think the notebook will last for a semester. I found the notebook significantly to be heavier than a traditional note book. I love the Smartpen system.
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Yes I've used them for many chemistry classes and math classes and there was enough room.
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It does! I work in the Math department, after having tried the TI Nspire for 3 years, we are going back to the TI 84 because we find it far more easy to use.
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It is somewhat similar to the TI 92 graphing calculator; however, it is definitely not the best source for graphing specifically. It has nice 3-D pictures but I usually use other sources online for graphing problems. If a graphing calculator is what you're looking for, I would get a newer model because this calculator is better for solving difficult equations and have step by step instructions to solve them. My primary reason for purchase was for assistance in my calculus 3 class.
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I purchased this calculator for my 8th grader and she didnt have any trouble using it. Didnt take her any time at all to feel comfortable with it! I would highly recommend it for an 8th grader. Probably even younger grades, too, although it wouldn't be fair for me to say because I purchased it for an 8th grader. I think that even a 4th-5th grader would be able to operate it quite easily, though.
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Yes it does. My fiancée, whom the calculator was purchased for loves it! He used it in his pre calculus and chemistry classes and will be using it in the successor classes of each. He feels you would very much like this calculator.
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definitely! its perfect for a college student. its portable and pretty efficient. it runs windows 8 OS so you need to consider that in respect of applications you want to run (windows 8 compatible versions may be required)
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Yes. I think it is. I really like this calculator. I use it every day in our business.
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Haven't used the HP. The Nspire cx CAS is very nice. I have no complaints. The user interface is simple enough to use for quick computation and capable enough to do a lot more.I have the TI Software but haven't tried to write my own programs yet, but this software will make it quite nice should I need to. I'm guessing you'll be working with complex numbers, matrices, linear algebra stuff and the Nspire is a champ for all of those and more.By the way, make sure you get the CAS version.
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Not an extensive one, but there are lots of tutorials on YouTube that can help you get the most out of your calc.
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My sons have great math and chem teachers -- they all recommend this calculator and the #1 graphing calculator. If you've used a graphing calc before, you should be able to figure this out. My oldest is a freshman in college and is not taking physics ever. My youngest is a junior in high school, can't take it until he's a senior. Both boys use it for precalulus and calculus. I hope this helps, and good luck!
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I have not taken statistics, although I have taken a LOT of advanced Calculus. This calculator honestly does EVERYTHING. It has a spreadsheet, graph, it will do derivatives, integrations, it analyzes matrices, so yes, I believe it will do anything you need it to do in a statistics course. It's spreadsheet is kind of like an excel sheet and will analyze a set of data using various equations and so forth. Yes, I WOULD recommend it for just about ANY math course.
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If you keep the manual on hand, you'll be fine. This calculator is much more intuitive than the TI's I've used, and can do everything they can do.
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Unless you really need your teacher to explain the calculator, get the Casio. Much easier to figure out on your own, better interface.
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It's a bit advanced for freshman physics but will be verry handy down the road. It is easy to use but your teachers probably won't know how to use it right off the bat because it's not the standard TI-80 layout.
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I think it would be very helpful because it is capable of solving equations. You would find more benefits than the wasting of capabilities. The only problem is that the calculator is so new there isn't really any helpful videos on how to use different features on the calculator so you have to depend on the manual a lot. I am using this calculator for statistics right now.
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I imagine you could have the freshman ask the teacher/professor if this would be an appropriate calculator. I will say that we got it for my granddaughter for her 8th grade algebra class and she had learned how to use the non-color one at school; she could show me how to use it. It is also the one they use for high school freshman geometry. Still - I'd have your student ask the teacher. Nice calculator, though!
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Also you can download the manual online. I highly recommend using the manual and actually entering the data entries they show. It really helps show you the expansive abilities this awesome calculator can perform.