Graphing+Calculator

Graphing Calculator Recommendation A graphing calculator (TI 84plus or TI-Nspire). Costco carries the 84+ for $99.99 in the fall and you can find the TI-Nspire or the 84+ online at the Bach Company for a great price. The 83+ is a suitable calculator, but it is like buying a 9 year old computer. It just doesn't have the memory that the newer calculators have. Please do not buy the TI-89, it will not work with our Navigator wireless system. The TI-Nspire does all that the 89 does and more. It is definitely the calculator of choice. I would also avoid the CAS version of the TI-Nspire, it doesn't work on our system. For the student that cannot afford to purchase there own calculator, we have a few loaner calculators. The student is then responsible for the calculator until the end of the year and responsible for replacement if it is lost or damaged. Mariposa Middle School also uses these calculators. Students will also need them to be competitive on the SAT test for college acceptance. Model TI-83+(160K/24K), TI-84+(480K/24K), or TI-Nspire(16MB/20MB) have these memory configurations for ROM/RAM. It is fairly obvious which model you would want for your money.

I will do a group buy at the beginning of the year for students that can pay for them upfront. This is to facilitate easy delivery and save a few dollars for all involved. I do the group purchase through The Bach Company.

Finding your way around the TI83, 84

Finding your way around the TI Nspire

ti calc programs

Finding your way around the TI89

Quick-and-Dirty Guide to the TI-83, TI-83+, TI-84, and TI-84+or N-Spire
 * **Before you read this,** you should probably be at least marginally familiar with how calculators work. Not much experience is necessary, but I do skip over some basic basics like "how to turn the Calculator on."
 * **As you read this,** you should have a TI-83, TI-84 or N-spire in your hand.
 * **After you read this,** you will know most of what I know about the calculator. I should also mention that, unlike the other papers on this site, this one can be used as a reference—instead of reading the whole thing through, you may just want to say "where is that darned absolute value?"

Texas Instruments Student Zone
 * Great source for tutorials, downloads of software, downloads of Apps.