Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[JellyForSale]

I never appreciated my TI-89 Titanium calculator until my Physics II teacher this semester banned them. Now all I get is a Ti-30Xa for exams




First world problem as hell.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JellyForSale

I never appreciated my TI-89 Titanium calculator until my Physics II teacher this semester banned them. Now all I get is a Ti-30Xa for exams




First world problem as hell.

Try taking in a T-800 and see if it gets banned.

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by JellyForSale

I never appreciated my TI-89 Titanium calculator until my Physics II teacher this semester banned them. Now all I get is a Ti-30Xa for exams




First world problem as hell.

Holy shit that really sucks.
Can confim no Ti-84's for term 1 calculus final. Had to redo the second derivative 5 times before i realized i did the first one wrong.

[krayzie]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Phijkchu

Holy shit that really sucks.
Can confim no Ti-84's for term 1 calculus final. Had to redo the second derivative 5 times before i realized i did the first one wrong.

You guys realize that people managed calculus with nothing but their brain and some writing device of some sort for hundreds of years right?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by JellyForSale

I never appreciated my TI-89 Titanium calculator until my Physics II teacher this semester banned them. Now all I get is a Ti-30Xa for exams

What was the reason for yanking them? Too easy to store stuff? I used an HP-48Gx

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

What was the reason for yanking them? Too easy to store stuff? I used an HP-48Gx

Dam high school must be easy in the states. I got thru high school with a crappy Casio fx-991. The calculator became totally useless by 1st year university Calculus with that delta epsilon crap.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You guys realize that people managed calculus with nothing but their brain and some writing device of some sort for hundreds of years right?

They're pretty much useless for actually learning calculus and physics. They're good for crunching through the menial tasks involved in solving multi-step problems. I'm against kids using them too early for basics.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Dam high school must be easy in the states. I got thru high school with a crappy Casio fx-991. The calculator became totally useless by 1st year university Calculus with that delta epsilon crap.

I had no calculator in high school nor did I for my first attempt at college back in the early 80s. I still have the Casio I was issued when I went through avionics school in the Navy.

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You guys realize that people managed calculus with nothing but their brain and some writing device of some sort for hundreds of years right?

Yeah but I'm a spoiled entitled brat who whines at any form of labor.

[Teseo]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

They're pretty much useless for actually learning calculus and physics. They're good for crunching through the menial tasks involved in solving multi-step problems. I'm against kids using them too early for basics.

I used this for precalculus and now using for calculus. For me its very friendly user

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I used this for precalculus and now using for calculus. For me its very friendly user

Yeah, that's a nice little unit. Just right.

[Phijkchu]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

They're pretty much useless for actually learning calculus and physics. They're good for crunching through the menial tasks involved in solving multi-step problems. I'm against kids using them too early for basics.

Yeah I can attest to the fact that having a brain and a pen doesn't help in calculus and physics. But kids need their brains to learn basics Ultramaroon.

[JellyForSale]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Don't you worry, mine has Tetris, Pacman, and Super Mario on it right now!

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

What was the reason for yanking them? Too easy to store stuff? I used an HP-48Gx

Surprisingly it's not mainly about storing cheats and what not. Actually about the fact that they simply do too much for you. The departments want you doing the integrals to make the physics equations yourself and not plugging it in. It's just to keep you sharp and ensure you actually know what you're doing. Most Universities are heading this way or already on board.