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Recommend a graphics calculator?

I was thinking about getting a graphics calculator just to make life a little bit easier in exams. Can you guys recommend a particular calculator that's reasonably priced? The HP39-GS seems to be good value @ only £33 on Amazon.

They can plot hyperbolic curves too, right? It would be great for the ocassional question that asks to draw something like sechx intersecting with sinhx.

Thanks!

Reply 1

aeyurttaser13

Original post by Dangerous Theory

the texas instruments Ti 84+ is what i use and it is brilliant! but i'm not sure about the price my dad had bought it for me..

Reply 2

Dangerous Theory

Original post by aeyurttaser13

the texas instruments Ti 84+ is what i use and it is brilliant! but i'm not sure about the price my dad had bought it for me..

£100! Unfortunately I'll be giving that a miss :P

Reply 3

aeyurttaser13

Original post by Dangerous Theory

£100! Unfortunately I'll be giving that a miss :P

damn! im so lucky ive never lost it at school r sumthing my dad wudve murdered me.. but then again the school was like: "all ib students should have texas instruments ti84plus graphical calculator" and we had no choice :tongue:

Reply 4

0range

If this is for A level Maths then trust me, it is a complete waste of money! There is no point in buying it!

Reply 5

Dangerous Theory

Original post by 0range

If this is for A level Maths then trust me, it is a complete waste of money! There is no point in buying it!

Yes it is. I managed without for AS, but anything that may help me slightly would be a plus. As I'm going to do an engineering course at uni I figure I'll probably make use of it there too. Seems I may as well get it sooner than later.