Calculators

[Sladewski]

Does anyone know what calculators are permitted for exams? I've been thinking about buying a Texas Instruments TI-92 (but I doubt that they will let me use it). All I have now is a old beat-up Sharp EL-520L. Is that o.k. for exams or should I buy something else?

Steve Sladewski

Here's the link: http://www.soa.org/eande/spring02_ca...calculate.html

And here's what it boils down to:

For the 2002 examination administrations, candidates may use the battery- or solar-powered Texas Instruments BA-35 model calculator (the official SOA/CAS calculator), the TI-30X or TI-30Xa (the official CAS calculator) or TI-30X II* (IIS solar or IIB battery.) Candidates using any of these calculators need not have calculators with the SOA or CAS logo; candidates may also continue to use any previous calculator model that bears either logo. Candidates may use more than one of the approved calculators during an examination.

Most use the BA-35 or the 30XIIS. For course 1 it would make little difference which one you choose. For course 2 I would suggest the BA-35. These models should be readily available at places like Walmart or Sams or office supply places (we used to have to buy the calculators from the society directly, and they had a little SOA logo on them).

I'd also suggest that you should hit the society's website, and read the Spring education catalogue from front to back. If you're not up to speed on the calculators there may be other peculiarities about the exams that you've missed .

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[Nanae7]

Since you are used to a graphing calculator, I would definitely suggest the 30XII for course 1. I had been "raised" on the graphing calculator and felt mortified that I would have to go back to a sorry scientific. The TI 30XII is a very good calculator and has 2 rows to go back and change something in your input similar to the graphing caculator. I was extremely impressed with it and it cost like $70 cheaper.