Using the calculator is harder than doing the math...

Placidia
Thu, 29 May 2008 16:40:08 +0000

Someone I know recently bought a Ti-89, and although it’s capable of doing an insane amount of calculation (people began referring to it as ‘an extra brain’), it does get tricky. My advice would be to get familiar with the material that the Math 2 subj test covers and practice using those functions on the calculator so that you know which buttons to press on test day.

I’ve been using a TI-84 Silver this year and it’s been serving me well. I don’t think I’ll ever need half the functions it offers, so I can’t even imagine just how more confused I’d be with the 89!

Good luck!