/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11114142
You can't use chegg on a calculator

>>11114146
is that why they made the wifi adapters so big and obvious?

What are the advantage of scientific calculators over say an iPhone anyway, I understand they are expensive and difficult to learn and program, who would need one ?

>>11114142
I have one of those calculators and I hate it. Every useful function (integration, differentiation, complex numbers, even trig stuff) is hidden behind a huge number of menus or a thousand button clicks. The battery meter is absurdly unreliable. I just use a ti-36x pro for EE now.

>>11114174
Exams

>>11114142
iPad doesn't have contract with school, thus there's no kickback scheme to jew the students.

>>11114142
>spend all day before test typing formulas and answers into my Texas Instruments

>>11114334
>spend the night before exam loading a pdf onto my calculator

>chad professor lets the class use whatever they want on the exam; phones, iPad, laptops, abacus, whatever
>most of the class fails anyway

Name the class

>>11114384
Driving test

>>11114384
A proof-based math class

>>11114142
the math courses I took usually banned them

>>11114384
My real analysis professor did this

>>11114142
fuck these calculators, they're a huge rip off. and fuck schools that force you to waste money on them.

>>11114384
Elnglish lit

>>11114142
Because calculator companies donate tons of money to universities so that the universities will sell their calculators near or around the university. But even if you sell calculators, no one is going to buy them if they can't use them, so universities let you use them.

In essence, if TI started making blow-up dolls, you could bring blow-up dolls to class.

>>11114142
>TI-nSpire
These usually aren't allowed during exams either, so I'm not sure what your point is.

>>11114149
I hope no one falls for this bullshit.

>>11114334
>>11114341
>Spend the entire previous week reading the book and actually understanding the material.

>>11114409
Based and accurate. Ain't nobody got time to learn about signs.

>>11115042
>if TI started making blow-up dolls, you could bring blow-up dolls to class
Excuse me, I need to talk to my uncle who works for TI.

>in highschool
>using TI calculator
>point out TI makes munitions to english teacher
>she takes it up with the school
>is told to never talk about it again
I wonder who TI has brought in my country, seems to be high up (minister of education?) as they are the only calculators allowed from highschool though university.

>>11114384
Genetics

>>11114334
>>11114341
>>11116255
>Spend past decade gaining professorship and teaching the class itself

>>11114384
Gender Studies

>>11114142
I don't know a lot about these calculators, do they have an internet connection? I feel like that's the deal-breaker with most exam-acceptable devices.