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| Brand | Texas Instruments |
| Model Number | TI-83PLUS |
| Item Weight | 431 g |
| Product Dimensions | 4.6 x 19.6 x 27.2 cm |
| Batteries: | 4 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacturer Part Number | TI-83PLUS |
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| ASIN | B000XQKAPQ |
| Best Sellers Rank |
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| Shipping Weight | 599 g |
| Date First Available | 9 Sep 2006 |
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The TI-83 Plus is an easy to use graphing calculator for maths and science that lets students graph and compare functions, as well as perform data plotting and analysis. Its FLASH ROM memory allows students to update and add software applications (Apps). You can use this calculator on the PSAT, SAT, and ACT college entrance exams and AP tests. The TI-83 Plus is an easy-to-use graphing calculator for math and science that lets students graph and compare functions, as well as perform data plotting and analysis. Its FLASH™ ROM memory allows students to update and add software applications (Apps).
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86 of 88 people found the following review helpful
By Alan Foster
I am a Head of Mathematics at Davison High School and an advanced skills teacher. We have used the TI 83 and TI83plus for some time with our students. I also visit local primary schools and use them with younger students. They love the graphs, pie charts and probability applications.
Graphing becomes accurate and exciting. Calculations promote discussion using the screen projector. Handling data is developed so that students can interepret and think rather than just calculate. The facility to download from the internet enables us to use exciting applications. We can simulate rolling dice, flipping coins and can solve equations and draw graphs and charts.
The link facility enables students to print their work or transfer screens to Word and so include this in their GCSE coursework. This has really enabled us to turn Ds into Cs and As inot A*s. Many students want to buy their own calculator. A student today returned from the sixth form college with the calculator she used with us. She has said on many occasions, I really like my calculator. She came back to say how well things were going in the sixth form.
We are developing work with rangers which enable us to draw real-time graphs and collect and process real data. And now TI I have brought out TI interactive we can link the calculator not only to the internet but also to our PCs. And what's more if I can do it it can't be difficult.
This calculator has really enhanced my teaching and supported the learning of the students. They can work individually or in pairs. Ideal too for both teacher demos and students' individual work. Suits the shy students as well as the computer wiz. Thears's so much on the calculator. It is fascinating and at the same time easy to get started with (great handbook too). Great stuff.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Thevien
THe TI-83 Plus is the TI-83 with Flashable ROM and more RAM and a few cosmetic changes. It is keystroke compatible with the TI-83 which itself is an update of the TI-82. The lineage can be traced back to the original TI-80 which was TI's first serious attempt at a graphing calculator for the masses.
So who needs a calculator like this ?
The TI-83 (Plus) family is expensive and not as well built or specified as Hewlett Packards similar HP-39GS. The TI feels a little plasticky and slightly fragile and brittle. The HP oozes quality and is aimed more at serious academics and professional engineers - and it's less than half the price.
So why should you buy a TI-83 (Plus) ?
It's the most used and deployed educational tool in the US and now here in the UK (if you are doing and OU, AS or IBC etc) and it's got tremendous support by TI, third party communities and books galore. If you've got a TI you have a friend in Maths.
HP have taken their eye off the ball slightly and as a result fall a bit short of the calculator market and are not properly supporting their products. TI on the other hand have worked their way into the educational niche market and are milking it for all it's worth...
So what about a TI-83 or 84 ?
The TI-83 Plus is the Ford Escort of it's type. The 84 and 84 SE just adds a few extras and bells and whistles - the GLX if you will.
If you want to really get stuck into this bit of kit, add the graph-link and the "Tapping Into Mathematics" - book: you'll be set up for many years with a great tool to solve anything and the potentiol to program in TI-Basic or Assembler (The TI-83 / 84 plus family uses a Z80 CPU within a Toshiba ASIC chip). The Z80 has been around since before the ZX80 - so its well supported.
Any Problems?... Read more ›
So who needs a calculator like this ?
The TI-83 (Plus) family is expensive and not as well built or specified as Hewlett Packards similar HP-39GS. The TI feels a little plasticky and slightly fragile and brittle. The HP oozes quality and is aimed more at serious academics and professional engineers - and it's less than half the price.
So why should you buy a TI-83 (Plus) ?
It's the most used and deployed educational tool in the US and now here in the UK (if you are doing and OU, AS or IBC etc) and it's got tremendous support by TI, third party communities and books galore. If you've got a TI you have a friend in Maths.
HP have taken their eye off the ball slightly and as a result fall a bit short of the calculator market and are not properly supporting their products. TI on the other hand have worked their way into the educational niche market and are milking it for all it's worth...
So what about a TI-83 or 84 ?
The TI-83 Plus is the Ford Escort of it's type. The 84 and 84 SE just adds a few extras and bells and whistles - the GLX if you will.
If you want to really get stuck into this bit of kit, add the graph-link and the "Tapping Into Mathematics" - book: you'll be set up for many years with a great tool to solve anything and the potentiol to program in TI-Basic or Assembler (The TI-83 / 84 plus family uses a Z80 CPU within a Toshiba ASIC chip). The Z80 has been around since before the ZX80 - so its well supported.
Any Problems?... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Wright
This is a fantastic machine, as long as you want a very powerful programmable graphics calculator. I recently sold mine and got something simpler as I felt I wasn't even scratching the surface of its functionality, and I'm currently doing 3rd year university maths.
In summary, it'll do everything you could possibly need from a calculator, but ask yourself if you really need a calculator to do everything.
In summary, it'll do everything you could possibly need from a calculator, but ask yourself if you really need a calculator to do everything.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By filcon
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this calculator for my brother-in-law.
He has a college degree in Applied Mathematics and now is getting another degree in Civil Engineering. He needed a better calculator than the one he was having and ask me if I could find him a good graphic calculator at a good price. I found this Texas Instruments TI83 Plus in Amazon.co.uk to have a very good price. When compared with the price in some physical stores and other online web-stores, it's almost half the price. He told me that altough TI83 plus is not a recente calculator it is a very decent one, more than good enough for college level, and that for this price I should definitely buy it for him.
He is using it for almost a week now, already used it for one exam, and said it's great.
He has a college degree in Applied Mathematics and now is getting another degree in Civil Engineering. He needed a better calculator than the one he was having and ask me if I could find him a good graphic calculator at a good price. I found this Texas Instruments TI83 Plus in Amazon.co.uk to have a very good price. When compared with the price in some physical stores and other online web-stores, it's almost half the price. He told me that altough TI83 plus is not a recente calculator it is a very decent one, more than good enough for college level, and that for this price I should definitely buy it for him.
He is using it for almost a week now, already used it for one exam, and said it's great.
By Schultz
Amazon Verified Purchase
While the price made me think many times before buying, this is without a doubt the most important tool I have for all Engineering/Mathematical applications. It does take a little to get used to, however, the layout and ui set up is very good, as is the build quality and the battery life.
Only negative thing I have found so far is that the hyperbolic functions are only accessible through the command list.
Only negative thing I have found so far is that the hyperbolic functions are only accessible through the command list.
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Great product
Helped me lots with maths work through college! Good interface, excellent battery life, lasted 3-4 years without needing to change batteries, very good product
Published 5 months ago by Sameen Hamid
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exactly What I ordered
I needed it fast but didnt have the $ to pay for faster shipping. It came just in time for class. Excellent condition and no problems.
Published on 14 April 2011 by bookbuyer
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Firing MA Lazoooorr
At first the graphic calculator is confusing, however the manual: simple to use and maps out how to use it. This product does what is asked of it.
Published on 31 Jan 2011 by Master of Maths man
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but there are better calc.s
This is a very good calculator. We use it in my secondaryschool and we like them. The best thing is that you can make your own programs on it, so you don't have to make the same... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2003
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