computer algebra system (CAS) or indefinite integral programs for TI-84 plus

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bsapaka

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The TI-84 plus, as it comes, is not able to calculate indefinite integrals. Are there installable programs for the TI 84 that would allow this?
 
bsapaka said:
The TI-84 plus, as it comes, is not able to calculate indefinite integrals. Are there installable programs for the TI 84 that would allow this?
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Look my dear fellow, anyone who buys a calculator today is just wasting money. Calculators are now as obsolete as slide rules were forty years ago. Almost every student today has a laptop, an ipad equivalent or a smart phone. There are programs available for these platforms. Look at the example. Because it is web-based there is no reason to be concerned with updates. The cost of use is nothing to a minimal yearly fee for advanced capabilities. And all of that can be available on a phone almost everyone has.
 
Pka: Well said. In general, I definitely agree with your statement. I bought an expensive ($120) TI-84 calculator and I definitely regret buying it, because I rarely use it. I, too, prefer apps and websites such as Wolfram-Alpha. However, I don't necessarily agree that "anyone who buys a calculator today is just wasting money," because calculators are still essential for school, straight up through college. I've never had an instructor who would allow a laptop, smart phone, or any other internet-enabled device during exams. So, I still believe calculators have some limited usage.
 
Beer soaked ramblings follow.
pka said:
Look my dear fellow, anyone who buys a calculator today is just wasting money. Calculators are now as obsolete as slide rules were forty years ago. Almost every student today has a laptop, an ipad equivalent or a smart phone. There are programs available for these platforms. Look at the example. Because it is web-based there is no reason to be concerned with updates. The cost of use is nothing to a minimal yearly fee for advanced capabilities. And all of that can be available on a phone almost everyone has.
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Nay Sir pka, I say nay.
I say an investment in these wonderful devices is bound to give its investor interest sooner or later. Anyone who buys a calculator today is not just wasting money. You get something in exchange for your money. You get a mother, teacher, and a secret lover all on one package.
People who buy lottery tickets are the ones wasting money. You get nothing (or near zero probability of winning something) for something; a dollar (money good everywhere and good for the present) for a piece of paper that might be good for something in the future. But that's just me beer goggles talking.
ksdhart said:
Pka: Well said. In general, I definitely agree with your statement. I bought an expensive ($120) TI-84 calculator and I definitely regret buying it, because I rarely use it. I, too, prefer apps and websites such as Wolfram-Alpha. However, I don't necessarily agree that "anyone who buys a calculator today is just wasting money," because calculators are still essential for school, straight up through college. I've never had an instructor who would allow a laptop, smart phone, or any other internet-enabled device during exams. So, I still believe calculators have some limited usage.
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That is indeed bit expensive.
 
Denis said:
My coffeed brain cells agree with your beered ones, Sir Jonah.
Them lottery tickets there, they be a tax on stupidity.

The Lottery God up there drops one drop of rain on the population:
on whose head will it land?
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Yeah .... same as the entrance fee to a hockey game....
 
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