Guides and tips for getting the most out of your TI-84 calculator — whether you use the handheld device or our free online emulator.
Every semester We get some version of the same message from a parent or a student: My teacher just said I need a graphing calculator, but there are like six different kinds and I don't know which one to get.
I still remember standing in a Staples aisle with a student's mom, both of us staring at four calculator boxes that all claimed to be the one every student needs.
Every semester I get some version of the same message from a parent or a student: My teacher just said I need a graphing calculator, but there are like six different kinds and I don't know which one to get.
A parent asked me this exact question a few weeks ago, holding a TI-84 her daughter's school had just told her to buy. I get that it's a calculator, but what does graphing actually have to do with anything my kid's doing in algebra?
A real walkthrough of graphing on the TI-84 from the Y= editor to TRACE, ZOOM, and finding intersections. Written from years of tutoring and test prep.
If you searched for this expecting a graphing calculator like the TI-84, you're going to be a little surprised. The TI-18 isn't a graphing calculator at all.