Which Calculator for Course 4?

[lojeff]

Which calculator would you recommend for this course?

[Avi]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.

[Summer]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.

Well, you know me. I carry in as many as I have (at least 3).

[Bama Gambler]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.The linear regression functions won't help much since the SOA doesn't usually give the actually data. Instead, they provide SUM(XY), SUM(X²), etc. Thus, it is very important to memorize the formulas for regression. This was one drawback of ASM. Abe usually provided the data points, but he should have just given SUM(XY), SUM(X²), etc.

[Avi]

Well, you know me. I carry in as many as I have (at least 3).

I used to carry 3 (Inset random I_h_e tool remark here), but I stopped taking the BA - 35. Once you're comfortable with the BA II Plus, there is no reason to use the BA35.

[Bama Gambler]

I always bring two TI 30X IIS and BA35. During Course 3 my TI 30X IIS broke, good thing I had both.

[Wigmeister General]

I'd make sure that the batteries are new or that the solar cell is functioning properly, too.

.... Just a thought.

[Avi]

I bring spare batteries for both the 30X II and the BA plus, and of course, the requisite screwdriver.

Semper Paratus

[Wigmeister General]

I bring spare batteries for both the 30X II and the BA plus, and of course, the requisite screwdriver.

Semper Paratus :lolup: :notworth:

[Avi]

I know, in your day they used slide rules and abaci, walked uphill to and from the exam center in the snow and ice, using shards of broken glass and barbed wire as shoes for traction, and you only had 15 minutes to solve 273 questions.

:shake:

[Wigmeister General]

Your point being?

[Avi]

Nothing, it's just 3:47 AM local time (http://www.actuary.ca/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=15179&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=22):burn:

[Wigmeister General]

Wow, you keep unusual hours.

[Avi]

Wow, you keep unusual hours.
And company :bat:

[IOWA ACTUARY]

I had the BA 35 solar thing which lasted about 1/2 a year, then got the TI 30 X II S. It started acting flaky (2nd key wouldn't work) about a week before the exam (again, calc was about 1/2 year old) so I bought 2 new ones for the exam.

Like the TI 30 X IIS, but I am not thrilled by their longevity.

[Wigmeister General]

My TI-1706 is still working after 15 years.

[Bama Gambler]

Like the TI 30 X IIS, but I am not thrilled by their longevity.Me neither, I'm on my third one. The keys just stop working. :shake:

[Avi]

I'm still on my first TI 30XIIS. Then again, I bought it for the Spring 2002 Exam 1 sitting, so it's not that old.

[Fortal]

quote]My TI-1706 is still working after 15 years.[/quote]

Are you that old? Oh, wait, maybe you inherited it...

[Wigmeister General]

Absolutely. It was a special gift given to me. I'll cherish it always.

[Sunny]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.

Avi, or Bama, can you tell me why TI 30X IIS is better than BA II Plus?? :-? And particularly for course 4?

[SamChevre]

I prefer the TI-30XII because you can see what you typed in, and modify it (as you can with a graphing calculator). With the BA-II, you have to start over, and can't as easily detect mis-keying.

[Sunny]

Thanks, Sam. :)

[Avi]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.

Avi, or Bama, can you tell me why TI 30X IIS is better than BA II Plus?? :-? And particularly for course 4?Main reason, formulæ are input naturally. You calculate (4sin(2x²))³ by keying in that exact formula and hitting enter. No x²*2, hit sin, *4, and then cube your answer.

The 2-line display allows you to see your equation before processing.

And it's cheaper, and simpler to use than the BAII-Plus.

[Sunny]

I'm sitting for it this Fall, but I would say that the TI 30X IIS is the best all around calculator if you had to choose one.

If you have a BA II Plus from Exam 2, you will find its statistics worksheet much more helpful than the TI 30X II as it allows frequencies > 99 for 1-Var stats which simplifies finding s_x and σ_x as well as having linear regression built in.

Avi, or Bama, can you tell me why TI 30X IIS is better than BA II Plus?? :-? And particularly for course 4?Main reason, formulæ are input naturally. You calculate (4sin(2x²))³ by keying in that exact formula and hitting enter. No x²*2, hit sin, *4, and then cube your answer.

The 2-line display allows you to see your equation before processing.

And it's cheaper, and simpler to use than the BAII-Plus.

I got two of them and at first it takes some used to. What exactly do you mean by simpler to use? Also, are there functions particularly useful for c4 on it?

[Avi]

I feel it to be simpler based on the formulaic entry procedures, and less non-necessary functions for C4 (you don't need amortization on this exam).

The 2-Var stat function may save you some time on regression problems, but not necessarily as the SOA likes to give you the sums, as opposed to the data points.

[Sunny]

Gotcha! Thanks dead bird, you're the best! :tup: