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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, do they need a calculator? I'd ask the prof.  I didn't use one for those classes.

Because of cheating risks, all my calc professors prohibited the use of calculators.[/quote]

Are you serious? A graphing calculator is required for AP Calculus BC.

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Depends. College board has gone to 100% desmos on the exam. If the teacher is utilizing that in class, a graphing calculator isn't really needed.[/quote]

Nor really. Calculators are still allowed. Why take the risk when it’s allowed and can help with the exam? This is ridiculously bad advice.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/calculator-policies[/quote]

I'm an AP calc teacher. The kids can use their calculators for basic computations if they want, but all the visual stuff is in desmos now. I'm not wasting time with complex button sequences on a 1992 operating system and graphical display that somehow still costs over $100. So to that end, I don't care what calculator they bring in. I can't speak to multivar, my school doesn't have that.[/quote]

No, you’re not an AP Calc teacher. This is so typical DCUM, to exaggerate credential to have more credibility, so annoying!

Every AP math class has a graphing calculator usage activity. TI-84 is standard, and you can follow your teacher, or get whatever you’re want, but you’ll have to get familiar with how to do things on your own.

[b]Contrary to what random clueless people are saying, Desmos is not good enough.[/b]

Look up resources on YouTube, turkvids is one of them. It’s helpful to know your way around a calculator, especially for time constraint exams like the APs.[/quote]

So please enlighten us as to why it's not good enough. I don't mind dropping money on an educational item, but I need to know whether it's useful! What about the top of the line TI calculator is better than Desmos, when it comes to exam day?

Specifically, I'm looking for two things:
1. Saving precious time during the exam.
2. Reducing steps, and therefore user error, for school work or exams.
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Ok fake AP Calc teacher, look this up and tell me when you can do this in Desmos without taking that much more time buttoning around.

https://youtu.be/S0jcV33CLCw

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