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calculator
what kind of calculator can you use for any math courses.
It's not different for every class right? (taking 1ls3,1b03)
I use sharp el-520w would this be fine?
I heard that your only allowed casio brands is this true?
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Only the Casio Fx-911 MS.
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its university standard all courses uses the above mentioned calculator for examinations/tests. It is a nice calculator
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Yup, the Casio Fx-911 MS is the standard calculator you must you, you can purchase it at the Titles store.
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awww that sucks I'm so used to using my calculator;;;;
how much does it cost to buy at titles
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I had the sharp as well and found the conversion very easy. The Casio has several features that are not found in too many calculators (excluding graphing). I think there is an article on this website that outlines the cool features. Its about $20 at titles, so not too expensive.
Also, i dont know about other maths, but engineering math did not allow calculators last year. Everything was done in ur head or on paper. Other courses (physics, econ, chem) allowed it though.
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I thought it was the Casio Fx-991 series
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I thought it was the Casio Fx-991 series
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it is. If ur referring to my post about the sharp, i meant it for the original poster who currently has that calculator, and was saying the conversion to the casio fx991MS is very easy (from the sharp)
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Just double checking, so you can have the ES, MS, or ES plus versions of the 991
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id get the MS version from the bookstore. The functionality is not too different from version to version but they look different. The LAST thing you want to be doing before writing ur Final exam is trying to explain mcmasters policy on calculators to some picky invigilator.
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this calculator rule applies to all science courses (chem,physics) as well right?
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07-26-2010 at 08:18 PM
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you can usually find them cheaper at canadian tire, casio fx-991MS
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this calculator rule applies to all science courses (chem,physics) as well right?
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Not just science courses, all courses at McMaster.
You can use your old one for homework, but it's recommended that you completely ditch your old one and switch over to the casio, because it's actually a really good calculator and becoming familiar with its features can save you loads of time on a test/exam and prevent you from making silly calculation errors.
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Also, i dont know about other maths, but engineering math did not allow calculators last year. Everything was done in ur head or on paper. Other courses (physics, econ, chem) allowed it though.
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As far as I know, other maths will allow a calculator--1LS3, 1A03, 1AA3 and 1B03 all allow it 
Sucks for engineers...I wrote an exam with some type of engineering exam last year, and they had all thought they were allowed calculators and then found out about 5mins before the exam started that they weren't allowed. They were NOT very happy people 
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oh wow I just found out that the casio fx-991 is the one my friend used
I hated that calculator;;;soooo bad
it's going to take me a while to get used to it
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