Thanks a lot!

PS: I'm a calculus boy. Which one is better for calculus related stuffs?

SHARP ALLLLLL the way!

EDIT: I made the search, and couldn't find GFX9950 , but i found GFX9850.
Here is the link for the first one and the second one

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Originally posted by gamemania1986:
Guys, I need a calculator for SAT II tests (Math I, Math II, and Physics). Should I choose CASIO Algebra FX 2.0 Plus or CASIO CFX 9950 GB Plus? Both are priced the same, sadly I don't really know the differences. Can anyone shed me some light? Any website which reviews calculators?

Thanks a lot!

PS: I'm a calculus boy. Which one is better for calculus related stuffs?

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If you are going into an engineering or math field, you should get a programmable calculator like the Ti-89.

Now for you home PC or a laptop. Try Maple 8. This is simply the most user-friendly mathematical software package with tons of functions and capabilities. It is a very useful tool in Multivariable Calculus and just about anything else. Its capabilities are nearly endless.

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Originally posted by Nebula:
My personal recommendation: Ti-89
-It is compact and versatile. It has all the features of the Ti-92 plus and the Voyage 200 with the exception of the QWERTY keyboard. A very good choice if you plan on pursing higher levels of mathematics such as Calculus, Differential Equation and beyond.

Now for you home PC or a laptop. Try Maple 8. This is simply the most user-friendly mathematical software package with tons of functions and capabilities. It is a very useful tool in Multivariable Calculus and just about anything else. Its capabilities are nearly endless.

"I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I don't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world is still there."-Leonard Shelby

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The HP I recomended is much more powerful then the TI89. It's integration and differentiation powers are much more powerful, as with the differential equations solver (I'm not even sure the TI has this) It's loaded with stats functions, as well as linear algebra and many other features. It's solvers are much much more versatile then TI's and can do most things symbolically (I think the TI only does it numerically) also perhaps the best part of the calculator is the equation writer. It allows you to enter things exactly as they appear in a textbook rather then suffering through sorting out your billion parentheses. Also it can factor, expand, and apply trigonometric and exp. and logarathmic identities to these functions and subfunctions within it. I first didn't think that this would be all that great, however I find its the feature I use the most! It can operate in both algebraic entry mode (the same as TI) or the much more effecient reverse polish notation (RPN) which eliminates need for parantheses and saves a lot of key strokes. Really if you want a good calculator don't get sucked into TI like everyone else, pitch out the extra twenty bucks and get a great calculator with the HP!

HP all the way!

(Unless we are talking PCs!)

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Originally posted by Integral:
RPN is for professonials, ametures need not apply.

HP all the way!

(Unless we are talking PCs!)

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"A Physicist is an atom's way of learning about atoms"
G. Wald

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Exactly! Especially the part about the PC's. Don't ever think about a pavillion, though the models above the pavillions are very good machines. I have an hp vectra from the late 80's that probably out performs some of the crappy new machines out there just becuase its a burly workhorse that's slow but relentless and consistent! I'm serious its a wonderful computer, and the even better part is you could drop it from your roof and still use it just fine afterwards (gotta love 80's electronics)! Long story short. Pavillions suck, but higher models like vectra and kayak etc... are really good machines. Oh, and the calculators are unbeatable.

HP all the way baby!!!

Fear not the RPN grasshopper, mastering the Stack is the beginning of wisdom.

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Here's a plug for a great site with lots of downloadable programs for your HP;

http://www.hpcalc.org/

After some of searching I found that many university disallow Algebra FX 2.0 + because of its CAS, so decided to buy CFX 9950 GB +. It has some minor interface flaws, but it sure is a fun and great calculator!

Anyone know a good site about calculators?

Thanks a lot!

The College Board allows any calculator (actually encourages it) except those that have a QWERTY keyboard, those that plug into a wall, those that make funny noises, and those with touch or point and click interfaces (like a palm pilot). However, do to the fact that the HP calculators are powerful enough to solve functions, it would seem unethical to use one. TI calculators cannot solve for functions and are significantly less advanced, as others have noted, yet they may be more appropriate for tests such as the SATs.

Njorl