>literally in front of a working computer
>use a 100$ graphing calculator
>for basic arithmetic
Seriously?
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Joseph Thompson
Charles Rodriguez
graphing calculators are nice when you want to make graphs
also my calculator will solve systems of equations (though I don't think I've ever managed to input a non-trivial system in correctly)
also when the fuck is some little fag going to come in and "disrupt" the calculator business, these pieces of shit have less computational power than a $5 SoC, yet they cost $100
Nathan Hughes
But you can do all of that much easier on a computer.
Colton James
>have to learn a bunch of arcane syntax
>easier
no
Noah Wood
>when the fuck is some little fag going to come in and "disrupt" the calculator business
The calculator business is "disrupted" by every computer that exists. Calculators cost a lot because schools require their students to buy one of a select few pre-approved calculators, so they can charge as much as they want for them and have incentive to never improve them.
Ryder Peterson
>arcane syntax
lol underage b&
Chase Hill
Here's a retard-proof alternative for you
Kevin Howard
>shift+2nd+mode+2
>F2, F5, F1
>scroll down to the thing you want
>F6
>then enter
So much more intuitive on a graphing calculator.
Jaxson Murphy
Fuck off you moron, if you think typing plot function calls in Matlab is easier than typing X^2+2x-3 on a calculator after hitting the Plot, then I don't know what to tell you besides that you're wrong.
That's also a fine solution, but generally I hate web applications.
Robert Wilson
>Fuck off you moron, if you think typing plot function calls in Matlab is easier than typing X^2+2x-3 on a calculator after hitting the Plot, then I don't know what to tell you besides that you're wrong.
>ezplot('x^2+2*x-3')
so hard, so wow
Justin Young
>learn to use some expensive software instead of just using the calculator you use in school
unless you're an engineering major, there is 0 reason to learn matlab
Asher Perry
Sounds like you want to be a macOS user
Jacob Smith
>HURRR DURR IM A RETARD
fuck off retard
Liam Howard
>doesn't know how to torrent
>school doesn't give him a free license
>implying $100 calculators aren't expensive
Xavier Garcia
>That's also a fine solution, but generally I hate web applications.
woah. yeah man ok you can keep the calculator.
Adam Ramirez
You need the calculator for taking tests. No math class is going to let you pull up Wolfram Alpha on your laptop during a test.
Camden Parker
Having a physical calculator on hand near the PC is much easier if I have to make a couple of quick calculations. Like if I wanna find 10*log(1.3/0.57) I can do it a lot faster in a TI-84 than I can in the Windows calculator (mostly because I have to do 1.3/0.57 before I hit log and then multiply that result by 10 which is stupid, backwards, and unintuitive) MATLAB is even slower because have to boot it and assign variables or some shit. It's a powerful program but entirely overkill for a quick calculation.
Robert Smith
You don't need anything more powerful than a $10 scientific calculator.
Christopher Martinez
>MATLAB is even slower because have to boot it and assign variables or some shit
wat?
Michael Martin
Wolfram Mathematica rocks
Elijah Bell
Alright well, whatever maybe I'm wrong about the variables thing though I could have sworn I had issues with it not solving equations because some shit was stored or defined properly. Maybe it was a polynomial though and not a simple equation, don't remember.
Anyway it still took about 50s to boot and that's more than long enough to kill it's usefulness for quick applications. I don't even prefer it for quick 2D graphing, desmos is much simpler and cleaner for that.
Tyler Gray
The autistic vir/g/in strikes again.
Because your use case must be the same as everyone elses'
Easton Cook
the worst part is him using a fuking ti
get a casio or hp, why do people still use ti's?
Henry Rogers
It's called "deductible expenses"
Cameron Harris
Computers can do all that easier.
One reason calculators exist is because you can allow students to use them on tests.
Brody Wilson
Tell me a use case that >1% of people fall into that justifies graphing calculators.
Mason Lewis
solving systems of equations on tests
Julian Richardson
I think students are probably greater than 1% of the calculator-needing demographic
Mason Jones
>>learn to use some expensive software
Use GNU Octave.
Evan Reyes
>even more arcane syntax
I know, programs are like spells, but please.
Adam Howard
It's exactly the same syntax as Matlab, it's just free
Jordan Gonzalez
it has the ezplot function call?
Nolan Phillips
It does indeed
Chase Bailey
oh okay, fair enough
Samuel Peterson
I find it a lot faster to type in a calculator than my pc. Also, better to get used to typing in a calculator for uni exams.
Isaac Phillips
Of more than 3 or 4 variables?
Bentley Taylor
Calculators, yes. Graphing calculators, no.
Tyler Gutierrez
>open sores matlab alternative
I don't even want to try check out the absolute meme it probably is
Carson Hernandez
>for basic arithmetic
>still fucks it up
>he has no idea what graphite is
Elijah Harris
more easily, not easier. Fucking brainlet piece of shit mixing up adjectives with adverbs. Fucking retard. I'll fuck your mom with my graphing calculator you fucking cunt
Lincoln Green
R is more widely used than matlab btw
Bentley James
>not doing your math in excel
bizlets
Juan James
I remember I tried to use 'solve()' on octave and it chocked and told me some weird shit I couldn't understand, kind of dissapointed after that
Levi Hill
Are they hiring a teen call girl?
Tyler Lopez
What's wrong with using a pen and paper?
Alexander Carter
What's wrong with mental math?
Jeremiah Ramirez
Why does this trigger you so much when there are people that spend $60000+ on a new truck, yet the most they've hauled is 2 cartons of onions milk for their wife.
Noah Gray
Because everyone knows only microdicks do that.
Ian Williams
That be how I do.
Caleb Anderson
Casio has continuously been improving their calculators
Ryan Taylor
REEEEEEEEEEE
Owen Foster
its actually really good but lacks some functions.
Logan Young
Why does it have a bib? Just to give it more frontal area so it gets even worse gas mileage?
Wyatt Gray
>these pieces of shit have less computational power than a $5 SoC, yet they cost $100
Because you're paying for the brand rather than the calculator itself. Nobody else out there makes calculators like texas instruments so sadly they take full advantage of their monopoly.
Ryan Ross
Jow Forums made for people like this.