What Calculator Should an Engineer Buy?

dragonlord562
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:05:12 +0000

I’m looking to get my calculator over the summer so when classes start I’ll have it and know how to use it etc. Which one should I get? I’m going to be a possible Mechanic/Electrical/Computer Science Eng major, and I’m planning on taking higher level math courses past the minimum requirements of Calc I-4 + linear algebra. I was looking at Texas Instruments, and the TI-Nspire and the TI-89 Titanium looked like the best ones, but I can’t really decide which to get, since the Nspire apparently has lots of other features over the 89, but the 89 apparently is good for engineering? Any and all input would be appreciated.
Maybe I’m overthinking this and it doesn’t really matter, but I don’t want to get a calculator then have to buy another one because I missed some functions or a professor doesn’t let us use a certain type of calculator in class(although I realize I probably can’t use it anyway on most prelims/finals).