Best Calculators for Exam

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Sharp EL-506WBBK Scientific

$21.00 Est. at Amazon

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for example, conversions and constants are selected with two-digit numbers looked up in a manual, and matrix and list operations are chosen from a menu which causes function-like text to be entered
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this "best-fit" feature has been offered by hp for example for many years now.
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for example, when you do need a menu, you can scroll through all the options with the cursor keys, or, if you already know your way around, you can just hit one digit that corresponds to your function

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Excellent Capabilities, Long Battery Life, Type: Business and Scientific

2 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for EXAM

HP HP 33s Scientific

Hewlett Packard HP 33s Scientific Calculator

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

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although the manual is large, the detail and examples have made using the calculator easy.
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(for example there are no keys for "(" and ")", only as shift functions (because rpn doesn't use brackets).
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for example: to see that square root of -1 is i we have to do
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i devoured the well written manual in two days (355 pages), keying in many of the examples and creating some of my own.
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a typical example (from the ls exam) is state plane to geodetic coordinate conversion.

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Positives: Excellent Programmability, Good Capabilities, Good Affordability, Type: Business and Scientific

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for EXAM

Sharp ELW516

$26.00 Est. at Amazon

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(the drg button on the es is completely different; it allows you to enter an angle in degrees while the calculator is in the radian mode, for example.)
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a) numerical integrals on the new sharp units are now a little slower to perform than on the casio fx-115es for example, but once complicated integrals are performed the time differences are much
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for example, if i enter "2x + 3y = 14, x", and then hit the solve key, the calculator prompts me for a value of y, and then calculates x.

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Positives: Good Capabilities, Nice Affordability, Good Programmability, Display: Large

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for EXAM

HP 39gs

$88.00 Est. at Amazon

from dogwou, www.newegg.com
pros: 1) simple and quite fast equation operating system (not with hp rpn, but not bad for the money since they are now on sale for $63.99 compared with $59.99 for the new hp 35s for example which is
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1) it is simple, fairly light and quite fast (75 mhz clock speed), algebraic equation operating system (eos), but not with hp rpn, but not bad for the money since the hp 39gs units are now on sale

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Positives: High Quality, Great Programmability, Easy To Use, Display: Large

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for EXAM

Texas Instruments TI-30XS Scientific

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

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all this is probably in the manual, but this is so well designed, there are many cases like this example where things just work out the way i think they should.
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for example, number squared to the fifth power looks exactly the same as number to the 25th power!
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plus if you add 2+2 for example you on the next line down use that answer (ans) to do another calc.
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for example it is unable to evaluate integrals or differentials and there is no direct option to select different logarithm bases using the 30xs (every second counts on a timed exam and i'd rather

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Good Capabilities, Great Programmability, Without Print Option

Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS Graphic

$133.00 Est. at Amazon

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the machine itself is of relatively high quality, not that materials used are anything too extravagant for example the device and is case are constructed of plastic but the complete assembly and

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Compact, High Quality, Display: Large

Casio ClassPad 300 Scientific

$185.00 Est. at Amazon

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it has a useful 'split-screen' feature where you can, for example, view your definite integral solution on the top half and the graph of that integrals area on the bottom half.
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any operation worked on in one area (graphs and tables for example) can readily be copied and pasted into another area (statistics, spreadsheets, sequences, etc) just to name a few of the numerous
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individual commands and functions are often explained in relation to other commands and functins, and examples are given with no remarks or explainations.

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Positives: Nice Capabilities, Easy To Use, Compact, Without Print Option

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