> > > It stands for Texas Instrument, the brand of graphing calculator I'm referring to. The numbers are the models.
> >
> > I prefer the Ti-85 but I've seen the new ones...either called 89 or 92, can't remember....and they are quite nice.
>
> 'Course, they all cost an arm and a leg. Not to mention your firstborn. And it's really a drag when you've already bought one and your math teacher tells you you need a different model. :(

YES! I hate that! I've had that happen numerous times, and I've tried both methods, giving into the teacher and buying a new one, or just trying to get by with what I had. Unfortunately the second one rarely works. Especially in Calculus.

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