Ti 83 Plus

Ti 83 plus is a high end easy to use calculator meant for graphing in math’s and science. It is manufactured by the reputable Texas Instruments. Ti 83 plus is the most used calculators be the students since its release in the year 1999. Ti 83 plus is the updated version of Ti 83, it includes many features in addition to the normal functions present in the scientific calculators.

Features of Ti 83 Plus

· This high end calculator runs on ZiLOG Z80 microprocessor which runs at a speed of 6 MHz

· It has an attractive monochrome LCD screen of 96 x 94 dimensions

· Power supply is by 4 AAA batteries along with back up CR 1616 or CR1620 battery.

· The calculator comes with an inbuilt link port in the form 2.5mm jack

· The unique feature of Ti83 plus over its ancestor Ti83 is the Flash ROM which is 512 KB. This allows students to upgrade and install new applications. Though most of the memory is used by the OS, 160 KB is still left for the user data archives.

· Another interesting feature is the ability to install flash applications into the calculator which enables the user to add extra functions to the calculator.

· It also comes with 7 different graphing styles and helps to differentiate the graph drawn.

· It has advanced statistics which includes confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and distribution.

· Its finance features includes time value of money, cash flows and amortization.

· It is compatible with CBL- calculator based laboratory system and CBR calculator based Ranger for analysis of real world data.

· It comes with all accessories along with slide case for its protection.

· It also features student’s needs for solving algebraic equations.

Uses of Ti 83 plus for students

1. For statistics- this can do Chi square

2. Graphing- This enables to trace the graph features

3. Calculus- It can compute derivatives and do integration for definite integrals.

4. Complex numbers- one can find the conjugate of a complex number, finding the polar angle and modulas of a complex number, etc.

5. Linear Algebra- This can multiply matrices, can produce the inverse of a matrix, can also produce reduced row echelon form for a matrix and calculate the determinant.

6. Probability- helps in permutations and combinations.

7. Advanced Finance- High power finance calculations.

8. Cell sheet- Spread sheet program present.

9. Geo Master- Can draws circles and polygons.

10. In equality graphing- help in graphing in equalities.

Ti-83 Plus is suited for all school students and also engineering students as this will soon become an important companion in your every day calculation needs.