What the Plus Symbol Means

TI-83 and TI-83 Plus

If you've ever shopped for a graphing calculator, you've probably seen Texas Instruments' line of them - starting with the TI-83 and going on up to the TI-89 (before the more recent release of the TI-Nspire). But in the middle of that range are a few calculators with a big plus symbol (+) after the number. And you've probably wondered - what does that plus symbol mean? What's the difference between a TI-83 and a [...] Read more »

TI-Nspire Series

TI-Nspire

Texas Instruments' latest series of graphing calculators is called the TI-Nspire. There are four distinct models, with a few subsets beyond that, and you should be aware of the operations and capabilities of these new calculators. Two of those models, the CX and the CX CAS are the most innovative graphing calculators to date. There are four primary models of the TI-Nspire. There is the original TI-Nspire, which was designed as a replacement for the [...] Read more »

TI-83 Plus

TI-83

The TI-83 Plus is Texas Instruments' iconic graphing calculator. By its sales record, it is the most popular graphing calculator ever sold. If you're looking for one, then you'll need to know a few things about it - its hardware, what you can do with it, and who TI intended to use it. The TI-83 Plus was designed in 1999 and released as the successor to the original TI-83. Not much changed between the TI-83 [...] Read more »