Casio fx-85GTX Scientific Calculator, Black

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It’s a shame that the school’s equipment supplier / Casio can influence the Maths department’s teaching without a considered review of such an important change. For the purposes of this specification, a ‘calculator’ is any electronic or mechanical device which may be used for the performance of mathematical computations. Casio has such a stranglehold over the UK market that they could afford to force new models on us without much risk of it being rejected in favour of the competition, and I suspect the major changes were really only to justify what are in fact negligible advances. uk/calculators/education/compare-63e50df487">Model Comparison Chart to find the right calculator for you

If you sign up to my mailing list then you get access to my free downloads, which include a guide to Stats for A-level on the 991EX. On the older calculators you could simply type in 1000 ÷ 5 [ ] 2 = and it would give you the right answer.Its quick and easy to navigate user interface gives you access to more functionality, with over 290 different functions to try out, a new key layout and menus. uk/fx-991cw">fx-991 CWis Casio’s most advanced scientific calculator, providing 540+ functions and is suitable for Key Stages 3,4 and 5, to include A /AS level. Casio describes the fx-83GT CW as “the new upgraded version of the Casio fx-83GT X” and the fx-991CW as “the new upgraded version of the Casio fx-991 EX”. There’s also a “Back” button that’s useful if you take a wrong turn – which happens frequently with these calculators!

Gain a better understanding of mathematical expressions on the display screen, for example; roots and fractions as they appear in your textbooks, this will increase your comprehension because the results are easier to understand and in plain sight.Clear display, excellent value, has all the functions you need, protective case and battery included. WHSmith Top Pick for GCSEs: This black CASIO FX-85 GT CW is the new upgraded version of the CASIO FX-85GT X and includes all the features needed in a secondary school classroom. As I mentioned previously, lots of functions – too many to list here – now require more key presses than they did before.

A particularly annoying one is nCr (to calculate the number of combinations of r items chosen from a set of n – used in binomial expansion and the binomial probability distribution). br />
fx-85GTX contains additional features such as clearer display, clearer menus, faster processor and 14 additional functions.

M.) shows mathematical expressions like roots and fractions as they appear in your textbook, and this increases comprehension because results are easier to understand. If you have the older GT Plus then it will still do everything you need for GCSE, so don’t worry about that!