Thanks for this. My eldest is insistent that the calculator I bought from the school shop is no good and his teachers have said he needs a casio. Mother in law has just text to see if I need anything from Morrisons so have sent her on a little mission. Cheers
LOH1153
1 Nov 15#4
useless A-Level maths does not require a calculator
adamkaty to LOH1153
1 Nov 157#6
i think you will find that it does.
fishmaster to LOH1153
1 Nov 15#7
What constitutes useful mathematics? (stupid question, pls ignore)
Please provide significant detail whereby A Level Maths is useless (this is a generalised term, so you'll need to supply evidence that it's completely worthless in all aspects) and your suggested forms of Mathematics are useful.
danfr to LOH1153
1 Nov 151#10
it does, for radians and numerical integration
Stompa to LOH1153
1 Nov 151#11
Well I certainly got A-Level maths without one, but that's probably because the calculator hadn't been invented back then!
skipster3000 to LOH1153
1 Nov 15#15
On MEI, Core 1 is a non-calculator module but you may use a calculator for any other module (so the other 5 for A Level maths or the other 11 if you are doing further maths as well).
husna2000
1 Nov 15#5
Hope it's available in Stratford store
bigsky
1 Nov 15#8
Good grief, where do I start? :confused:
fishmaster
1 Nov 15#9
Taken out of context obviously :smiley:
andykapa
1 Nov 15#12
what store?
tj007 to andykapa
1 Nov 151#13
All stores I would have thought. My local had a label for the FX-85 (£10) but the FX-83 scans through at £3.
andykapa
1 Nov 15#14
None in Luton stores as scanning full price
kristmace
1 Nov 15#16
This is the best calculator for GCSE. Fantastic price as under £5 is rare.
Optimus_Toaster
1 Nov 15#17
Brilliant for GSCE, A levels and Bsc!
annazied
1 Nov 152#18
this is reduced @ Enfield for just £1.50
MaxTheMan
1 Nov 15#19
This was in Bridport (Dorset) Morrisons, but looks to be national where they have stock.
newsgroupmonkey
1 Nov 15#20
This is the one we were recommended for GCSEs by my son's school. Bargain.
mr3dd123
2 Nov 15#21
Voted hot but...
if you're buying for A-Level maths, the FX-991ES can be found for about £15-£20, and is capable of checking answers - in some sense.
e.g. you have a question that's
a) find the differential of blahblahblah
and you give your answer as a load of Xs - no allowed calculator can do this for you
b) find the gradient when ...
and you have to find a specific number, using your answer to part a
The FX-991ES (and others I guess) can do part b generally using just what was given in the question to begin with. I cannot emphasise how useful this is. If your answer to b is the same as what the calculator says, you can assume you got the whole question right. Likewise, if you get a different answer, you can spend the extra time at the end of the paper going back over that question.
Mony786
2 Nov 15#22
bought this for around £10 - £3 is a great price :sunglasses:
tinca
2 Nov 15#23
slide rule & log tables?
Shoesize
2 Nov 15#24
Pretty cool, a big dot matrix display to show fractions and roots for 3 squids! Is it backlit too?
I remember having to pay £20 for the most basic scientific Casio ever - this would have been incredible!
naughtybunnies
2 Nov 15#25
None in Dereham store. Pity.
Christina13kp
2 Nov 15#26
Scanned through as £5 in Penrith
buckers1
3 Nov 15#27
Great price, if you need one for GCSE, A level, any other maths in education really, just get one. No need to bother with anything else.
![Fresh Breakfast Meat Box (Using code) @ Campbells Meat [Haggis / Lorne Sausage / Bacon / Black Pudding & More]](/images/topics/208684_1.jpg)
![[Xbox One] Q. u. b. e: Director's Cut on Deals with Gold](/images/topics/208716_1.jpg)
Opening post
Top comments
All comments (28)
Please provide significant detail whereby A Level Maths is useless (this is a generalised term, so you'll need to supply evidence that it's completely worthless in all aspects) and your suggested forms of Mathematics are useful.
if you're buying for A-Level maths, the FX-991ES can be found for about £15-£20, and is capable of checking answers - in some sense.
e.g. you have a question that's
a) find the differential of blahblahblah
and you give your answer as a load of Xs - no allowed calculator can do this for you
b) find the gradient when ...
and you have to find a specific number, using your answer to part a
The FX-991ES (and others I guess) can do part b generally using just what was given in the question to begin with. I cannot emphasise how useful this is. If your answer to b is the same as what the calculator says, you can assume you got the whole question right. Likewise, if you get a different answer, you can spend the extra time at the end of the paper going back over that question.
I remember having to pay £20 for the most basic scientific Casio ever - this would have been incredible!