CASIO FX-CG50 Graphic Calculator

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Ifyoustillstruggletomakeachoice,grabafriend'sCG50andplayaroundwithitforabitforhandsonexperienceifyoulike. In fact, he usually carries two graphing calculators to school in case one runs out of battery or a friend forgot theirs, so I enlisted his help for this review. It’s approved for the SAT, ACT and AP tests and it has an “exam mode” that can be locked for testing purposes. I got this calculator for its Python capabilities which have proved useful, particularly the interactive shell which itself can be used as a desk calculator. Well, on my CG50 I had KhiCAS, Graph3DP, BlackJack, Cubefield, and NESizm seemingly running fine on 3.

Surethegraphicalcalculatormakesanygraph-relatedquestionpiss-easyandhelpsoutabitonquestionsaboutthenormaldistribution,butyoushouldn'tberelyingonittogetthosekindsofquestionscorrect. This powerful calculator enables you to plot and analyse graphs and their transformations, import data directly over USB, plot data charts and calculate statistics, calculate and visualise probability distributions, plot and solve graphs in 3D, calculate matrix and vector arithmetic, perform complex calculations not possible on a scientific calculator, calculate spreadsheets and recursive sequences, and whole host more.We got official add-ins to crash on a freshly-updated calculator after a full storage memory + add-in reset. Casio provides free skills training sessions to help teachers build confidence using graphic calculators in the classroom.

PersonallyIdidn'tthinkitwasagreatinvestmentbecauseIhaveitbutIcarrymyoldcalculatorwithmeandalmostneverusethecg50.I've written these on my PC and transferred them over via USB, not wanting to hunt and peck to create them on the calculator itself. Exam Mode locks down some of the applications and functionality of the calculator so that students don't have an unfair advantage when taking the exam. i'llbedoinga-levelmaths,furthermathsandphysicsnextyearandourschoolrecommendedtheCasioFX-CG50colourgraphicalcalculator.