<p>This is a real quick question for all the engineers who study/ied at Rutgers.</p>
<p>What kind of calculator should we buy if we were to make the calculator last for all four years? I will hopefully be a civil engineer, so yeah.</p>
<p>I was thinking the TI-Inspire, but it’s not permitted on the Pre-Calc exam so does that mean for all the other math classes too? I know that in Calc 1 there’s not to be any use of any calculators, but I’m pretty sure in some of the science classes we’ll be using it and as well as some of the more harder math classes.</p>
<p>So yeah, what calculator will be the best investment for 4 years and hopefully beyond that?</p>
<p>Hey, I’m a rising sophomore, civil engineering major too. I have a TI-84 with useful apps that has lasted me all of high school and my first year of college. IMO, TI-83, 84, and 89 would probably be the most useful. TI-89 would be the best if you learn how to use it correctly.</p>
<p>Keep in mind you can’t use them on exams, only homework and (usually) recitations/workshops/labs. I’ve never been told to put it away or to get a scientific calculator during any class, and my Calc II and III TA even required us to use it to graph equations during workshops.</p>
<p>But you should definitely get a cheap scientific calculator to use during exams!</p>
<p>Analytical Physics 1a 1b 2a and 2b only allow scientific calculators. So they will be used in your first two years unless you get credit for those courses. The most reliable scientific calculator is TI-30X IIS</p>
<p>Hey guys, I’ll be a freshman at Rutgers this year. Is there a shop at Rutgers where we can buy a TI calculator? I have a Casio 570MS. Do you think that’d be enough? I hope to become a Mechanical Engineer.</p>