But everyone set the focus on another toy. Still, I would imagine that there might be a lot of potential participants who would like to choose that CAS course but won't because they can't afford to buy a 70 EUR calculator. In the case of an optional CAS course, I would find it ok to purchase a calculator if everyone agrees. No, I didn't know that and did not encounter such a course with one of my four children. So you certainly know that the participation on a CAS-course is optional. As a user, the 50G or Voyage 200 would be preferable because they can be easier used instantly as a calculator.
The feature set of the 50g may be just too much for a math class.Īs a teacher I would vote for the NSpire together with its PC counterpart. The limited screen resolution limits the amount of fun you (and your students) will have with both devices. The CAS is very well integrated in the 50 and kind of rucksack in the 40gs. Its integration is almost perfect but every day usage as a tool is limited by the document concept. As an education tool, the Nspire stands out once you get used to it. Cabri Geometry is an add on which comes for free. As a calculator, I would prefer the Voyage 200 because of the larger screen, the querty keyboard and the well integrated CAS. The new Prizm machines lack the CAS).įrom an integration standpoint, the Casios are horrible, just a bunch of unrelated applications. Īlexander, the rules seem to be written around the offerings of TI (Nspire or Voyage 200/TI 98) and Casio (Classpad or Algebra FX.
In my opinion the concentration on the „high end“ product line could be the best promotion for future customers. If no, why HP focus in the past new products in the business/office lines (sometimes relaunches) instead of making innovations in the „high end“ CAS/graphical line (geometry, spreadsheet, integration of CAS in all applications, increasing of the display resolution, colored display)? If yes, would this released before PSG spin-off? Is there a successor/improvement of the 40gs (respectively 50g) in the pipeline, which contain (built-in) geometry and spreadsheet. So i have a few questions for the HP calculator group respectively the HP community: These applications are obligatory.īy the way: This is also the reason why Colin Croft turn away from 40gs, see (13.01.10): Although i‘m the responsible person for calculators in our school, i have no chance to introduce HP calculators because of the lack of a built-in dynamic-geometry application and a spreadsheet application. I‘m a HP-User for a couple of years (40gs /50g) and wish the employment of the HP 40gs because of the (subjective) easier userinterface in comparison with the 50g. Every school could select his own CAS calculator for his students. In the next year the ministries of education will introduce CAS calculators in the high-schools and the examinations could be written with such a calculator. I‘m a mathematic-teacher on an german high-school (called „Gymnasium“).