Product Details
- Item Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B004NBZAYS
- Item model number: N3CAS/CLM/2L1
- Batteries: 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
By : Texas Instruments
List Price :
Price : $149.88
You Save : $25.12 (14%)
Product Description
Stay mobile, continue learning - Transfer class assignments from handheld to computer system. Full function outside of school employing student software. On the desktop at house or a laptop on the bus, at the library, coffee shop or wherever. Explore higher-level math concepts - Explore symbolic algebra and symbolic calculus, in addition to typical numeric calculations. View exact values - in the form of variables such as x and y, radicals and pi - when performing step-by-step arithmetic, algebraic and calculus calculations.Visualize in full color - Color-code equations, objects, points and lines on the complete-color, backlit display. Make faster, stronger connections among equations, graphs and geometric representations on screen. Real-planet pictures - Use digital pictures or your own photos. Overlay and color-code math and science concepts. Find out real-planet connections. Recharge with ease - The installed TI-Nspire Rechargeable Battery is expected to last up to two weeks of normal use on a single charge. No alkaline batteries required. Calculate in style - The sleek TI-Nspire CX handheld is the thinnest and lightest TI graphing calculator model to date. It is also the brightest with a high-resolution, full-color display that makes it simple to see each exponent, variable and line. 3D Graphing - Graph and rotate (manually and automatically) 3D functions. Change the wire or surface color of your 3D graph.
Texas Instruments Nspire CX CAS Graphing Calculator (N3CAS/GC/2L1)
Technical Details
- The sleek TI-Nspire CX handheld is the thinnest and lightest TI graphing calculator model to date
- Overlay and color-code math and science concepts on digital images or your own photos
- The installed TI-Nspire Rechargeable Battery is expected to last up to two weeks of normal use on a single charge
- Color-code equations, objects, points and lines on the full-color, backlit display
- Graph and rotate (manually and automatically) 3D functions
Client Reviews
I got this calculator after having a TI-89 for several years.
What's wonderful about the Nspire CX CAS compared to the '89? Fairly a bit:
1. The screen. It is extremely vivid and has 10 brightness levels. Even outside it really is readable, just not pretty properly. The screen is high gloss which could prove a challenge in some regions. It does have color distortion at substantial angles to the screen, but I've however to notice this in actual use.
two. Some types of input are substantially enhanced. Creating matrices is far less tedious. I also no longer want to bear in mind the order in which to put values for summations and other similar functions. Functions that do not have a math print version and are not self explanatory typically have wizards to guide you via their use.
three. It really is more quickly, substantially so. Complicated graphs are no longer glacial. Rather significant numbers and functions no longer lock up the interface for seconds at a time.
4. The catalog is organized either by topic or alphabetical. When sorted by topic, instead of listing them as comDenom(, arccoth(, and so on. They're listed as Common Denominator and Inverse Hyperbolic Cotangent.
five. The calculator is thinner and the rubber feet have improved grip.
There are also some disadvantages:
1. The pipe key is way alot more out of the way. It is hidden behind 6 keypresses. This is countered by the ease in which functions can be defined, but that is only actually quicker than the old technique if you're doing functions with much more than 2 variables.
2. The touchpad is touchy. I've had it all of a sudden go into touchpad mode when I was pressing the arrow keys and the motion is slow and jumpy. Still, nearly nothing needs the touchpad's use.
three. The majority of the math buttons are on rocker keys. Two buttons share a plastic button and pivot left and appropriate. This makes the location close to the center of these buttons dead zones that won't click. With how modest they are, it makes pressing some keys tricky, and the size of the dead zone feels unnatural.
four. The battery life is not as lengthy, but with the rechargeable pack and the clear battery indicator, it won't be bothering me.
five. No native code help.
6. Some functions are tougher to get to than on the 89, as there are fewer devoted keys.
All in all, the Nspire CX CAS was a worthwhile upgrade from the TI-89 based solely on the calculator itself. I would give the calculator alone between a four and a four.five/5.
As for the included software, this is exactly where factors grow to be annoying. The student software program is the only way to genuinely transfer files in and out of the calculator or do software program updates. TiLP, an open supply link plan, says Nspire v3. is supported, but their Windows version is only obtainable as a broken .zip file ideal now. The TI-Nspire Computer system Link software program totally refuses to do a method update as it was designed for the older non-CX Nspires, but some files do transfer.
This is a difficulty for the reason that you have to activate the student software via the internet, and you only get 1 activation. There is no indicated way to deactivate a laptop. Uninstallation doesn't deactivate a personal computer either. If you need to have a new copy for any reason, TI charges almost as significantly as the calculator expenses for it.
In conclusion, I honestly get pleasure from the calculator, but the lack of freely readily available, completely functional connect computer software is a substantial con in my books. Hopefully, this adjustments in the future.
I'm quite happy with this calculator. The low critiques on this calculator are rather misleading. Coming from a TI-84, this calculator is a breath of fresh air. It's substantially thinner and its new capabilities are unmatched. A single of my favorite parts of the calculator is its impressive catalogue of built-in functions. Combined with the CAS that this calculator is built on, it turns out to be a really highly effective calculator. In Calculus, the derivative, limit, integral, and summation features are quite helpful for me, and there are several additional functions for Calculus, Statistics, Algebra, Finance, and significantly more that are obtainable. Lastly, the new system of inputting fractions, exponents, integrals, derivatives, etc is tremendously good. Rather than inputting fractions as "5/7" and exponents as "6^2" (as you would on the TI-84, for example), the TI-Nspire allows you to enter them exactly as they would appear on paper, utilizing a horizontal fraction bar and superscripts for exponents. As noted ahead of, this concept carries more than to a number of other features, such as derivatives, summations, integrals, and so on. You definitely will need to give the calculator a attempt to completely knowledge how considerably simpler it is to input expressions on the TI-Nspire if you're coming from an older calculator such as the TI-84 or TI-83. If you happen to be a student in Algebra, Calculus, Statistics, or Finance, I would most certainly recommend this calculator.
Texas Instruments Nspire CX CAS Graphing Calculator (N3CAS/GC/2L1)
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