• alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
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    3 days 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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      3 days 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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          13 hours 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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            13 hours 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.