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?! Calculators
I am going to be taking MATH 1K03 (intro calc. for hum, socsci, and business) in first term, and then MATH 1M03 (calc. for hum, socsci, and business) in second term.
I was wondering if there was a specific calculator I needed for these courses, and/or other materials. I currently use a Texas Instruments TI-30X IIs calculator, which is AMAZING, in my opinion. 
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The McMaster approved calculator is the Casio fx991.
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The McMaster approved calculator is the Casio fx991.
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Which means you can't use any other calculator on tests/exams... so you pretty much have no choice but to get it and learn how to use it.
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08-10-2009 at 10:16 PM
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Unfortunately you can only use the one calculator Mac allows... You can buy it at Titles though, if you don't know where to look.
This might be helpful too =)
http://www.macinsiders.com/showthread.php?t=2267 2
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Really?!
Omg, that sucks!
Ive had that calculator since grade 9 =[
blah. guess I'll have to get that one, then.
Thannk you, all! =]
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08-10-2009 at 10:27 PM
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PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
I have casio FX-570ES and i dont want to buy FX-991 becuase its exactly the same
Its only that in North America Casio prints "115ES"
In Europe Casio prints "991ES" on them.
And the rest of the world Casio prints "570ES"
and here is a link http://www.casio.com.tw/resource/fil...Appen dix.pdf that shows that the guide to use it and the specifications are the same except its for diffrent parts of the world i bought it back home and i dont have enough money to buy a new one please help me what to do
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Originally Posted by noor_toglaw
PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
I have casio FX-570ES and i dont want to buy FX-991 becuase its exactly the same
Its only that in North America Casio prints "115ES"
In Europe Casio prints "991ES" on them.
And the rest of the world Casio prints "570ES"
and here is a link http://www.casio.com.tw/resource/fil...Appen dix.pdf that shows that the guide to use it and the specifications are the same except its for diffrent parts of the world i bought it back home and i dont have enough money to buy a new one please help me what to do |
hey personally i will buy FX-991 because most of the TA's wont go nd look online if its actually the same, they will jst ask u to giv ur test/exam without calculator or if they r nice enough they will ask if someone has an extra one. |
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Originally Posted by noor_toglaw
PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
I have casio FX-570ES and i dont want to buy FX-991 becuase its exactly the same
Its only that in North America Casio prints "115ES"
In Europe Casio prints "991ES" on them.
And the rest of the world Casio prints "570ES"
and here is a link http://www.casio.com.tw/resource/fil...Appen dix.pdf that shows that the guide to use it and the specifications are the same except its for diffrent parts of the world i bought it back home and i dont have enough money to buy a new one please help me what to do |
Well, if it's the same calculator, with the exeption of a different number screened onto it, then I don't think you'll have a huge problem (if it looks identical, then you most likely won't have a problem, since I've never experienced anyone looking too closely at calculators.... they just look to see that they appear the way they're supposed to)
If it looks different in any way however, you might have a harder time.
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It looks very different from the 991, so I would buy the casio FX-991 just to be safe!
PS_ I got mine on sale last year for about hmm, $15?
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noooo sara they look the same I am talking about the FX-991 ES not MS I am goonna use ES ... the only differenace is the display MS uses the math display while the ES uses natural display ES is silver while MS is dark blue color ! so I guess we can use the ES since it has nothing extra in terms of feautres trust me  please guys tell me if i can use the silver one or no !???
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noooo sara they look the same I am talking about the FX-991 ES not MS I am goonna use ES ... the only differenace is the display MS uses the math display while the ES uses natural display ES is silver while MS is dark blue color ! so I guess we can use the ES since it has nothing extra in terms of feautres trust me please guys tell me if i can use the silver one or no !??? |
I'm saying that if it looks different (which you admit that it's a different colour) then you will probably have a hard time getting away with using it. I predict you would have to explain the situation almost every time you have a test/exam, and you may end up being forced to take an exam/test without a calculator.
I would strongly recommend buying the local version of the calculator to be safe.
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Ooh sorry about that noor, I looked it up online. You're right the features of the actual calculator are the exact same! If only the colour wasn't so different :(. I agree with Ben, try to get "accepted" calculator to avoid you having a hard time with every TA/exam and such :(. You wouldn't want to explain that to them every single time:(
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Originally Posted by noor_toglaw
PLEASE HELP ME !!!!
I have casio FX-570ES and i dont want to buy FX-991 becuase its exactly the same
Its only that in North America Casio prints "115ES"
In Europe Casio prints "991ES" on them.
And the rest of the world Casio prints "570ES"
and here is a link http://www.casio.com.tw/resource/fil...Appen dix.pdf that shows that the guide to use it and the specifications are the same except its for diffrent parts of the world i bought it back home and i dont have enough money to buy a new one please help me what to do |
Just make sure with the professor. Usually if it is the same exact or even older model they will let you use it. |
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so the other question is ... is the ES model allowed or just the MS cuz i hate the MS display i cant read it proberly the only difference is the display and the color the ES is hot silver so anyone with same calculator ??? ist allowed and approved like the 911MS ??? please tell me guys
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so the other question is ... is the ES model allowed or just the MS cuz i hate the MS display i cant read it proberly the only difference is the display and the color the ES is hot silver so anyone with same calculator ??? ist allowed and approved like the 911MS ??? please tell me guys
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Umm :S, Like everyone mentionned above, it's safer to go with the MS, especially since they look so different from each other-blue versus silver.
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