• alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      You don’t need a graphing calculator. I did all my scholarship with a sharp writeview that costs 20$. It does integrals, derivatives, matrices, complex algebra, vector algebra and everything else you could possibly need.

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        2 months ago

        They said “scientific” calculator, not “graphing”. As in their parents weren’t willing to spend that $20 (or less) for what I’d consider the most basic useful calculator.

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            2 months ago

            Yes, but they used it because their parents wouldn’t get them a scientific calculator. At least that’s the impression I got.

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              2 months ago

              If all they needed was the features of a scientific calculator they would have used their calculator app, it’s pretty clear based on context they’re saying they needed access to a graphing calculator for coursework.

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                2 months ago

                You’ve never been tempted to get the most extreme version of something when you only need a simple one when the inertia to get either was similar? Or ended up with a tool far more powerful than you needed because you weren’t sure about the difference when you first got it and by the time you realized, you were already used to the advanced tool and just kept using it?

                Plus, I’ve found the free calculator apps to be a bit disappointing when I’ve tried them, though I haven’t looked in a while.