What Graphing Calculator Should I Get? Back to School Graphing Calculator Guide 2022
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- What graphing calculator should you buy for school? A TI-84 Plus CE, TI-Nspire CX, HP Prime, Casio Prizm, or something else? Whether you're a parent or student, in high school, college, or even a professional, you'll learn what sets each apart and which are best for you. More info:
* Written guide with this info: www.cemetech.net/news/2022/8/...
* "Using the TI-84 Plus, Second Edition": www.manning.com/books/using-t...
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00:00 Introduction
00:43 Common Features
01:29 TI-84 Plus CE
03:01 TI-Nspire CX II and TI-Nspire CX II CAS
05:19 HP Prime
06:16 Casio Prizm fx-CG50
07:55 The Winners
09:44 Too Long, Didn't Watch (Summary) - Hry
At 6:26 you mention that Casio has been making graphing calculators for almost as long as TI has. In fact, Casio made the world's very first graphing calculator, the fx-7000G, 5 years before Texas Instruments released the TI-81, their first. Both HP and Sharp also released graphing calculators before TI, as TI was waiting to see if graphing calculators would be permitted in classrooms.
One correction to your video. The TI-Nspire CX CAS is permitted on the SAT and AP Calculus exams. It is not permitted on the ACT exam, but a graphing calculator test does not really give a student an advantage on the ACT beyond familiarity. Additionally, “testing mode” on the TI-Nspire CX II CAS disables the CAS functionality by default. I teach math and utilize testing mode (during assessments) for the Nspire with all my students to prevent accessing documents and sharing information outside of the testing environment.
Thanks for that correction!
Wonderful. Love seeing this. Undecided at the moment but thank you for sending down the path
You're welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.
Excellent explanation. Thank you so much.
You're welcome; hope it helped!
I can only speak for the HP Prime but it's an excellent bit of kit.
I have 2 HP primes, an HP 50g and one HP 48GX... HP always made the best calculators and they will always have my stamp of aproval! TI84 are good for simple math at high school, but anything else it gotta be HP
after 15 years of ti-84 plus also switched to hd prime! compare to ti it is also very friendly to use and realy fast! was a hard decison between nspire and hd prime
I had a HP 48GX when I was at uni back in the 90s, once i got used to the way it works,I loved it, now my nephew is in the last year of high school and looks like he wants to study engineering, the HP can be a little bit of overkill for him now but he can learn how to get the most of it now, I may ask the teachers of his schol if it is allowed on exams first, of course, but after my experience, when my sister asked me what calculator to buy for him, I started googleing if HP still makes calculators
@@jaumemallach7965 and still make the best calculators BY FAR. I have an electrical engineering degree and will tell you that my 48gx + 50g were the ones that carried me over university and then masters....
now I use the hp prime as my "daily driver" will never switch!
very good review, thanks for the video
You're welcome, happy to help!
I do A-Level mathematics in the UK, and my casio prizm cg-50 is absolutely perfect. Has all the features I'll need, and is one of the recommended calculators for A-Level maths. It isn't necessary to have a graphing calculator at A-Level, but it really does help in a few cases.
Can't agree more. I also recommend my students to use CG50 in the A Level maths test.
Amazing!
Thank you!
Nice video Kerm! Time to buy all of them!
First.
Thanks! And I haven't seen a "fr0st p0st"-style comment in a long time.
Cool that you gave the release dates for each calculator. Its kind of crazy the amount of time passes between calculator releases versus other types of computers, game systems, etc.
Thanks! It really is a different world than other technology.
Great guide! I might pick myself up another TI-84 Plus CE :P
Thank you! As long as you make some more C programs for it!
@@KermMartian can see what happens lol lol
So far the Casio fx-CG50 got me through most of math class
That's great to hear! I know people who are not fond of the keypad layout, but it's otherwise a perfectly serviceable calculator.
Very high-quality guide, thank you. Just one little mistake: At 7'51'' the video shows that the Casio fx cg50 is manufactured by HP which obviously is wrong.
Ha, good catch, egg on my face. I've corrected the source slides in case I update this video next year.
Great video as always! There's no video on Internet on full Chess game playing on Ti84CE. Please make a video! Also is there any B/W Chess game on Ti84 Silver (without MirageOS). Natively installable game (just plug & play) ?
The only disadvantage to using the prime especially in high school is that you will be learning how to use it. In my stats class, everyone uses a TI 84 and so when the teacher uses a command I have to sneak my computer and look it up. Never had issues though and on a test. (The commands are in a different way so you have to label them but everyone still has the label the command numbers for credit)
The TI 84 Plus CE actually has it's legacy go back to the TI 82, in some parts of the world TI 82 models were comparable with the TI 83 models of the time,
Can you do an update video on your calcnet project?!
I just want one that has a cartridge slot to play Gameboy games and a 4k ips screen. Do it Ti…
That would be extremely cool, but I don't see TI doing it any time soon. You'll have to make it yourself!
Correction to @6:23 Casio brought the fx-7000G to market in 1985, so they've been making graphing calculators for 5 years longer than TI who introduced the TI-81 in 1990.
The fx-CG50 can actually use rechargeable AAA batteries that can charge through the usb port.
Awesome guide as always! Quick question for you, when buying a TI-84 Plus CE, should I make sure to get the unit with Python built in or is it not really needed? Any chance you'll do a video showcasing the benefits and some tricks with using python on this model of calculator? I haven't really been able to find much use-cases for it or videos showing it at least. Thanks and appreciate the great work and your time!
I wouldn't worry about getting the Python Edition unless you intend to teach yourself Python with your calculator. It doesn't really enhance the ability of the calculator to do math: almost every math program you'd want to write yourself would be better in TI-BASIC. If you want to learn Python, the calculator is a good platform, and/or there's also an external box (the TI-Innovator) you can control with Python or with TI-BASIC. Otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much about it, especially since it's a slow Python implementation.
Thank you a lot for this review, it's very remarkable. What's your opinion on the Casio fx-CG20 or fx-9750GIII? Both are about same preformance-wise, just no micropython and LCD differences. And slower graphing
I'm getting mine for using it for my own learning's sake. I know there are many apps these days, but using a calculator without phone as a distraction feels nice. Was going for something up to $25 I think (hint hint: I'm not in a country where that's considered cheap! :P)
Both of those calculators have about equal support in the Casio hobbyist community and the larger graphing calculator enthusiast community. You're likely to find the fx-CG20 a little more powerful to work with, but there's a deeper set of pre-Python programs and tools available for the fx-9750GIII and its family.
Hi you missed a key detail with cx II cas, as the cas mode can be disable and that is exactly what my teachers did in my IB tests. I am not sure if the American system doesn't that.
In the United States of America our equivalent to IB is called Advanced Placement (AP). The AP exams that require calculators typically allow the CX II CAS with the CAS mode enabled. There is one standardized test that does not allow CX II CAS models regardless of CAS mode being on or not called the ACT
What OS is still on your CX CAS? Looks like it hasn't been updated....
nice
Thank you!
I tried a HP Prime but returned it and got an Casio CG 50 instead. Why? Well the Display in the HP Prime isn't that good compared to the CG-50 and barely readable when the calculator is on the desk in front of you and I do prefer using the calculator with one hand while holding my pen with the other hand. They buttons are way to stiff for my taste on the Prime. When it comes to "performance" the HP Prime might be faster in computing but I am way faster in typing on the Casio CG 50. But to be fair: I use casio calculators for 20 years now. The TI nspire cx II-t would be my second choice.
Fx cp400 or fx cg500 review?
Great video!
Just wanted to know when would Casio fx-GC50 be on sale.
They should be on sale now!
Thanks😁
Please share new calculator hacks. Thanks
Good request! Anything in particular? I need an idea for a 4K Subscriber Special.
Well every cas calculator in this video is allowed in both test sat and ACT
Hey kerm martain and everyone, as ur vids show load of programming wgich calculator is the best for programming and u can play games with like my opions are the first 3 Ti calcs and the hp calculator. However i want it to run program's fast and nake sure it works with loads of prgramms with a decent screen size and powerful cpu. I also want to run gossamer if that is possible but if there is a calulator which covers all these but not in vid pls alsk reply with those.
Can hp prime be used in AP exams?
One question-- did you bring all these calculators with you to the UK?
Only three of them! I recorded the rest (and the narration) beforehand.
@@KermMartian Awesome, really liked the graphics in this video!
@@alexdog04 thanks!
which one should i get for IB? ti nspire cx II or ti 84 plus ce?
Hi I finished IB with npire cx II cas. In the test teachers will have to put the calculator in test mode with cas mode disabled, but you can use this functionality in university later on. Cas mode is highly recommended as it can be disabled but still has all of the features you may like if you ever need them.
@@jovaraszigmantas I agree, the Nspire’s CAS system is fantastic! It helps significantly lower the amount of extra work on problems to deal with.
No love for the TI-89. Sadness, pure sadness.
Man, I do love the TI-89; it's unfortunately hard to recommend it these days due to its increasing scarcity. As a CAS calculator it's top-notch.
Casio FX-CG50 is easily 10 times faster than TI-84 Plus CE. 😀
Clearly the best designed also
Why would an engineer bother with a graphic calculator, when they have access to a computer or smart phone? What is the advantage of a graphic calculator such as the HP prime or others?
I'd say (1) physical buttons and (2) having a physical calculator as a purpose-built device tends to make it more user-friendly and more powerful than running graphing calculator software on a smartphone. For example, I haven't seen any phone apps that have as powerful graphing features as the HP Prime. And it's much more convenient than popping open a laptop or desktop for quick tasks, especially in the field.
There's lots of reasons these types of calculators are great for engineering even if we don't graph very often. The big screen allows handling/editing of large-ish equations that are jammed with very large or small numbers. Much more pleasing to use than a phone (IMO) because access is instant, they never miss a keypress, and when the boss sees me buried in a real calculator, there's no question about whether I'm actually working or not.
The hp prime is the better option for high school, you get so much more for like 10 dollars more.
But where is Casio classpad (cp 400) ?
Unfortunately, it is not one of the calculators that I recommend. While a technically impressive calculator, I don't find it to be very student-friendly.
CASIO and HP fanboys talk all the smack you want, but I have the TI Nspire CX II CAS-equipped model, and it has been excellent both in high school (given your math teacher doesn’t ban these) and in my first college calculus course. Best ~$150 I have ever spent. The CAS in this thing can cheese through all the busy work your teacher/professor can throw at you, even crazy calculus problems that require nth derivatives and nth integrals! It can also run programs and even emulate old video games if you install Ndless ;)
It's certainly a very powerful calculator!
The TI-85 is forgotten? Very powerful and useful. At least I can change the batteries on my slide rule. You'll laugh at that someday.
I wish I could recommend the TI-82, TI-85, TI-86, and TI-89, all of which remain excellent and powerful calculators! Unfortunately, for a calculator-buying guide, I steered away from models that folks will have difficulty finding (and by which most teachers today would be confused today)!
@KermMartian I know. Hence the slide rule reference. Thank you.
I love my TI-Nspire, but i find myself going back to my TI 84 Plus CE for no other reason than because the Nspire ist the ugliest calculator ever made by Texas Instruments. It's literally painful to look at. If I were to do it all over again I would have gotten the HP Prime instead.
i had the exact opposite idea, heck the keyboard at the bottom adds to its beauty
@@Yilmaz4 You might give the TI Voyage 200 a try if you haven't already. It has a very nice keyboard.
Are you Ken Rockwell?
I am not! :)
Wrong
Casio is more powerful than any Texas lol
Hp prime don't work
What are you talking about
no no no ti nspire cx all the versions NEED AAA BATTERIES you smart guy the Casio prizm fx-cg50 is not the only one to need batteries for your information
Thanks for the comment. The TI-Nspire CX and CX II uses a rechargeable battery that generally doesn't need to be replaced for quite a few years - the models that require AAAs are the TI-Nspire and TI-Nspire CAS (non-CX), including the touchpad and clickpad models, which are now out of production.
@@KermMartian ohhh thanks for telling me