Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator
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Customer Review: Put a smile on your face
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're in high school or even first-year college classes doing Calculus, Pre-Calculus, or any other form of heavily analytical-based mathematics, this calculator is a spectacular value. It's great for anyone who needs to see how graphs demonstrate specific mathematical functions and scientific corellations. It's quick with what it does, provides great accuracy in extremely small functions, and is a great learning tool overall.However, I would not suggest getting this for a high school freshman. Yeah, it's nice to save money by not having to buy two calculators, but most frosh are taking math that doesn't require a graphing utility. In fact, my freshman math teachers forbade the use of graphing calculators, because the type of math we learned was about the UNDERSTANDING of a graph, not about how the graph actually functioned or appeared for a more complex mathematics function. Therefore, I would say hold off on this calculator until pre-calculus or calculus (10th, 11th, 12th, college years...)
The calculator has been subjected to all sorts of abuse and has survived it very well, protected by a plastic shell (included) when not in use. The little rubber feeties on the base fell off, but I didn't miss them anyway. (No, it wont scratch surfaces unless you use the calculator for a handsaw.) The keys are sensitive and easy to clean, and the monitor is easy to read. It also manages batteries extremely well. I only changed them twice in a 2 1/2 yr period of time, even though it was used every day.
The ability to store formulae and other functions to call up during classtime/exams is a great help, furthermore. What a great little piece of equipment. :)
Customer Review: If you have any doubts...
Summary: 5 Stars
Look no further. This graphing calculator is one of the best I've had in many years. Although the first time you press the "on" button there's a blank screen, there are hundreds of options you can access using small amounts of buttons.Using this calculator does not require lots of effort. For people who never used a graphing calculator in their lives will find that the TI83 Plus easy to use. If you buy this calculator though, my first suggestion is to read the beginning chapters of the manual (yes... I know it's big). Learn to do just the basic things, and once you've done that, harder things will become easier too.
If you are still thinking "Yeah, but why should I get this calculator?", you should know that there are very cool things about it. First of all, you can store Applications into your calculator, such as games, flashcards or even a Periodic Table. However, a Graph-Link cable is recommended to connect your computer with the calculator, since the applications are downloaded to your computer. Other cool tricks are being able to see your graph and table at the same time by splitting the screen into two. You can make lists, matrices, store numbers as variables and many other things.
This calculator is a must-buy for students who need a graphing calculator or if it is their first time using one. It's easy to use, it has smooth buttons, and the numbers on the screen are big and visible. Once you get used to it, you will never let go of it. Once again, if you do buy it, skim over the first chapters of the manual and do the practice problems with your calculator. All I can say is that it works very good for me!
Customer Review: Essential for A's
Summary: 5 Stars
The TI-83 Plus has been the reason I've attained A's three years in a row in my math classes. In college the claculator has helped me even more, they let you use your calculator all the time and with thing you can set up tables and graphs, and see exactly where all the zero's, intercepts, distance, just by looking at the tables and graphs, input the equation and just look up all the answers this thing works all the time because thats all you need in algebra 2, advanced algebra, college algebra, with the TI-83 plus, you can easily get all the answers if you are clever, if you are not very clever talk to someone who is, so they can fill you in on how to use it,there are all kinds of solvers, exponential, probability, Pm solver, this is where this calculator really comes in handy because you don't have to spend 5 minutes doing each of these long equations. I love this calculator. I always will use it, unless I get a TI-92, which I heard is really good, but maybe to powerful some classes won't let students use it. But TI-83 serves the purpose fine. Also Ti-83 plus is great for college science classes it has save functions where you can save the periodic tables and save type. Comes in handy on tests. You are allowed to have your own copies of the periodic table having it on the calculator makes it a lot easier. This is a good $100 investment in 3 to 5 to probably even more years, of usage and is worth every penny.Customer Review: My graphing calculator, where do I begin?
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using the TI-83 Plus for almost three years now. It has been my companion throughout almost all of my high school math and science classes. Believe me, if you go to high school in New York State, or anywhere for that matter, it is an absolute must-have. In my school, just about everyone has one. This calculator has so many functions, I am still not completely sure of its true capabilities. It's a good thing the math teachers teach us tricks for applying the calculator to whatever we are doing in class. If the teachers in your school are not as nice, just refer to the very large manual that comes with it.
Unless you loose the calculator, it will faithfully take you through high school math, and is also useful for Physics and Chemistry. The added applications such as the Science Tools program and the Periodic table are very useful. The calculator can become a black and white gaming device, which is extremely useful for keeping one awake during one of those boring days in Physics. For games and applications, visit ticalc.org and buy the cheap "Graph Link" cable to hook the calculator up to your computer. If you buy the link, don't make the same mistake I made, be sure to plug it into the serial port when the computer is turned OFF!
To parents everywhere - the price of this calculator is a bargain for what you get.
Customer Review: All-Purpose Number Cruncher
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are ten reasons you should consider the TI-83 Plus/TI-83 Plus Silver Edition:1. Very fast, reliable calculations
2. Menu driven, so you can go straight to the category of functions you want, and select your item
3. It's programmable, and for most applications, you can program useful algorithms and even games (games take up a lot more space than math programs however)
4. Texas Instruments is constantly adding to the number of applications you can get, some for free, some for purchase. My favorites include: Poly Solver, Probability Simulation (you can draw from a deck of cards or roll dice). Also Detached Solutions has several applications such as symbolic math (in its first stages).
5. Finance, Time-value-of-money, days-between-dates, and interest conversion given to you from the get-go.
6. Solver, solve for any variable.
7. Matrices, for linear programming.
8. Graphing, including Function, Sequential, and Polar. (Differential equations app coming soon)
9. Well written manual.
10. Recommended for: Accounting, Finance, Business, Chemistry (Periodic Table app available), Biology, Most Math Classes (for Pure Math and Engineering, a TI-89/92 Plus is recommended)
My favorite calculator, I use this one the most out of my collection. Well worth the $...