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[edit] Can anyone try this question??

Approximately when does TI determine when a calculator gets upgraded?? The TI-86 was released in 1997, but as of 2004 it is the only TI graphing calculator that hasn't been upgraded released in a year prior to 2002. Does TI follow any set rules?? 66.245.29.135 00:05, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The TI-86 was superceded by the TI-92 and the TI-89. I don't believe there are any planned upgrades for it. As for your question: no, I do not believe there are any set rules. -- Grunt (talk) 00:07, 2004 Aug 19 (UTC)
This can't be right! The TI-92 was released in 1995 and the TI-86 in 1997. 66.245.29.135 00:09, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Vfd problem (True or false??)

On Vfd, there are a few Wikipedians who want the graphing calculator articles to be merged. True or false: this would mean a re-direct here. 66.245.73.148 01:40, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Pocket computer

What is a pocket computer?? 66.245.16.193 13:27, 17 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Well, q.v. :-) You might also have meant to ask what a PDA is, however. --Wernher 16:48, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Calculators in Schools

Okay, I think we need to be careful not to get carried away with specific geographic examples. I say this because I'm really tempted to tack on "...in Canada, however, graphing calculators are a mandatory part of the high-school mathematics cirriculum." I guess we could have a big list of GC policy at every level of education for every country, but would it be better to simply say something "The policy on graphing calculators in schools varies widely..." and then perhaps cite a few descriptive examples? -Jwanders 10:55, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I see your point. However, I think the current wording of the paragraph is a good compromise, since it offers three descriptive examples of the extremes of gr. calc. policies around the world. I would expect very many, if not most, other countries to have situations close to one of those examples. Also, the opening sentence plus the word "general" in the Finland example indicates that such policies might be enforced at several administrative levels (one could of course state this more explicitly, I admit). --Wernher 16:47, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Graphing Calculators and Calculus Reform

The results of this integral relationship...

Puntastic! Nobody ever change that. Ever. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.229.242.84 (talk) 16:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC).


a sense of ownership in mathematics

You mean like a consumer? Press a few buttons and look at the pictures, rather than factorize, differentiate, plot points and interpolate? Now you too can buy a sense of ownership for $125... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.101.128.219 (talk) 16:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How many?

Does anyone know how many GCs have been sold, how many are sold per year, etc? I woud imagine that TI is the biggest, but how large is the industry in general? Identity0 01:21, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mac grapher?

It says in the article 'Mac OS X includes an advanced software graphic calculator known as Grapher.' I don't use mac so I don't want to change anything but is what this is talking about a 'graphing program' rather than a graphing calculator in the sense of a hand held calculator. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.80.168.101 (talk) 15:01, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

I think I agree with that. The article should ought to be about graphing calculator as hand-held devices and not as computer programs. Although if any thing, at least there should be a dedicated section about these programs. -Dlrohrer2003 01:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dude, wait... What?

I'm not even sure where to begin with this article. First off, the essay section -- what can be done with that? I'm willing to grant that it's quite relevant, but it does seem to be poorly incorporated.

Also, uh... TI, by all indications, ships by far the most graphing calculators in the school market, at least in the US, but a reader kind of gets the sense that they're far, far back in the pack, just a footnote to the market. In particular, HP seems to be something of a dark horse in the educational market, something used more by professionals and people who want a sort of in-group feeling to their calculators. Casio seems to have almost no visibility or reputation at all. Perhaps this is different outside the US, but at least from my standpoint, there's something really wrong with this setup. Any thoughts? Haikupoet (talk) 08:26, 17 November 2007 (UTC)


The popularity of the TI has now been addressed: The first paragraph of the Graphing calculators in schools section now reads: Casio has focused its efforts on the educational sector, and as such the built-in programming language and mathematical features are not as advanced as some of the TI and HP models. Despite this, the TI calculators are more popular than Casio in schools in the United States.Wikicgc (talk) 00:52, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Are there too many external links?

There seem to be a number of external links that do not relate to the article and are more just online graphing software. These sites would not add much if anything to the article. Granted the calculator museum links like Datamath or calculator news/program archive sites links like ticalc.org and hpcalc.org can stay in my opinion.

Dah! Forgot to sign my name Dlrohrer2003 (talk) 05:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More discussion about performance price

There is only little criticism of the price and performance of these calculators. someone add some facts about how fast they are. Also some detail about TI pushing there merchandise into classrooms would be nice.


[edit] Needs a spelling check

there are some minor errors here and there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.125.143.183 (talk) 16:33, 8 May 2008 (UTC)