It’s silly, but I think that this is just because any calculator that is more useful would also make cheating too easy and would also provide too much assistance. Teachers know what the TI-84 can and can’t do, so they don’t have to familiarize themselves with the risks of any new model. The price is ridiculous though, I’m quite sure that Texas Instruments makes a mighty profit on these things.
I loved the TI-84 when I was in highschool. Instead of doing whatever I was supposed to do, I was programming silly things on the calculator. It had quite some programming functionality, and I constantly kept finding new and interesting things to do with it. It played a part in me studying computer science, which the teachers recommended me to do because I was constantly programming on the calculator. I still have it, though I currently don’t have any batteries for it.
Obligatory XKCD
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The TI-84 CE has a color screen, faster processor, lithium battery, and a proprietary charging cable.
My TI-84+ CSE (curvy shape with colour screen) came with a rechargeable battery and mini-USB B… did they really go backwards with that?
Tbh the Casio Fx991 got way more mileage than the Ti84 in my engineering studies.
It might be mini-usb, but that’s just as inconvenient.
Runs doom tho.
It’s silly, but I think that this is just because any calculator that is more useful would also make cheating too easy and would also provide too much assistance. Teachers know what the TI-84 can and can’t do, so they don’t have to familiarize themselves with the risks of any new model. The price is ridiculous though, I’m quite sure that Texas Instruments makes a mighty profit on these things.
I loved the TI-84 when I was in highschool. Instead of doing whatever I was supposed to do, I was programming silly things on the calculator. It had quite some programming functionality, and I constantly kept finding new and interesting things to do with it. It played a part in me studying computer science, which the teachers recommended me to do because I was constantly programming on the calculator. I still have it, though I currently don’t have any batteries for it.