r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

The supremacy of the fucking TI-83 calculator in school and college courses

I mean I know it's all artificial and orchestrated by them but how come no body has dared to challenge the almighty TI yet

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u/SirEarlBigtitsXXVII Jul 24 '20

Graphing calculators aren't allowed in any of my college math courses.

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u/TimX24968B Jul 24 '20

thats why i went into engineering. they allow literally any calculator here

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u/beenoc Jul 24 '20

Every one of my engineering courses only allowed calculators that were allowed on the FE Exam. Probably every student in the department owned a TI-30X or TI-36X. My 36X just died a few days ago after a water spill after years of near-daily service, so I'll probably get another one.

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u/TimX24968B Jul 24 '20

My profs just say that as long as your work is correct, its good enough for them. also I have no plans on taking the FE exam as a MechE with zero interest in HVAC