Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX II Color Graphing Calculator with Student Software (PC/Mac) White 3.54 x 7.48

I’m disappointed that despite the vast, and often useless capabilities the Nspire has, it can’t do something as simple as give an answer in irrational form nor can it give an answer in radical form. For example, If you type in cos(π/4), the answer it gives you 0.707 instead of (sqrt 2)/2. This is just a simple example but imagine trying to figure out something more complicated. Defeats the purpose of a calculator. The Nspire CAS can give results as irrational and radical so I’m not sure why the non cas version cant. It’s just odd that their most advanced (and expensive) calculator can’t provide answers in their irrational or radical form especially since basic scientific calculators can. Pros: The Nspire is like a mini computer (with a touchpad mouse and everything), it can store notes and perform many other tasks efficiently. I think this is an amazing device for anyone not doing trig equations. It really can do a lot, much more than most people need tbh. But beware that most colleges don’t allow students to use the Nspire, or any graphing calculator for that matter, on exams because of the fact that it does give you the answers and it’s note storing capability. You’d only be able to use it in high school or at home for personal use, that’s what I had planned on doing. So if you’re willing to dish out the money when it’s unusable past high school, has a VERY steep learning curve and isn’t efficient for trigonometry, go for it!

I do not recommend this product. It will cause you to get the wrong answers for trigonometry. I bought this calculator a month in advance of an engineering physics class. Once the class began I started using the calculator for it. While doing homework I was getting everything to do with trigonometric functions wrong. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong at first. Eventually I decided to try my phones calculator. I put the same equations in both and got different answers. At that point i input my phones answer into my homework and began getting the right answers. I do not recommend this product.

The TI-Nspire CX II is not the most powerful calculator I own, nor does it have the most gentle learning curve. However, it is easy to learn to use, and the scratchpad makes performing quick or onetime calculations a breeze. What the handheld and student software offer together is a complete math learning platform that revolves around the document concept, and that also integrates well with classroom/teacher tools. The math instructor can tailor an entire math program around the calculator handheld and student software and, if desired, have students perform all homework, quizzes, exams, and lecture work on those tools. The combination modernizes math instruction and potentially eliminates handouts and traditional homework assignments. The flexibility of the TI-Nspire tools goes well beyond the single-purpose scientific graphing calculator, and becomes a complete and integrated instruction and learning platform. Beyond the world of learning, the TI-Nspire series, especially the CAS model, are more than suitable as math tools for professionals, including use in branches of science and engineering. Programming languages available as part of the Nspire, and ample RAM, mean the calculator can become a powerful computing platform. With the addition of Vernier DataQuest and numerous sensors available for that system, the handheld can become a fully functional data capture and analysis tool, making lab work in science and engineering more engaging. If this sounds like a paid advert for TI, I apologize. I am actually an HP calculator fan. But this calculator/system looked so interesting I had to give it a try. I have been rewarded with satisfaction I did not expect...I found the completely integrated math tool I was hoping HP would one day develop; they were partially successful. But TI, with their recognition in the education system in the US, beat HP to a complete and polished solution, and the Nspire is as it was intended to be, Nspiring.

I love that it shows line for line what calculations the user has completed!

Excelent. Thanks

There’s certainly a learning curve for the machine.

It’s for my granddaughter and she loves it!

I like that the TI Nspire is a thins calculator. I got the carrying case and a book that helps me usnderstand the tool. Very excited to use it

My son loves it. Thats who it was for

Great calculator. My daughter used it on the ACT test.