Calling all calculator nerds

Armando
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:12:06 +0000

First off, I have absolutely no idea of anything about TI calculators, the differences between them, etc. All I know is that they are ridiculously expensive.

I’m in PreCal and Chemistry. Chemistry calls for TI-83t / TI-84 (I’m pretty sure it said t after TI-83). PreCal calls for a TI-83 / TI-89. I’m guessing TI-83 and TI-83t are not the same thing. So in worst case scenario, I buy TI-83t and the TI-89, unless the TI-83 and TI-83t are not too different. What are the differences between TI-83 and TI-89? How difficult are they to learn to use? I’ve also read that you can program them using Assembly and BASIC. Assuming that I know one of these languages, how difficult is it to get an application running on them, and how beneficial can it be?

I have saved up enough money to purchase both, I just wonder about the learning curves and the rest of my posed questions.