Calculus and Math Contest Graphing Calculator

MITer94
Fri, 01 Nov 2013 19:36:15 +0000

Wait, your school requires you to get a CAS calculator?

I did many math competitions in HS, and very few of them allowed a calculator. Out of the ones that did allow a calculator, special functions on the CAS wouldn’t have helped much anyway.

To answer your question, I prefer the NSpire CAS/CX over the 89 or 83 (but it’s only my opinion). I don’t know much about additional programs, but from years experience doing HS math contests, as well as calculus BC, you most likely won’t need them.