Which type of calculator?

Procrastination
Sun, 17 May 2009 11:12:43 +0000

definitely wait to purchase, and find out if you actually have use for one vs. a four function calculator. from personal experience (anecdotal, very dependent on how the course/courses want to approach mathematics) a calculator is essentially a non factor after a second year of calculus. the best thing your calculator can do for you at higher levels of calculus is probably evaluate integrals (double,triple), but even then, that won’t be the gist of any question you will be asked. I think I could have used a four function calculator to complete the math courses I’ve taken over the past 5 years (algebra, geometry, pre calculus, calculus, multivariable/vector calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, topology, etc.).

However, I guess for homework it may save some time if you want to check a quick integral? It won’t do anything for you on exams.