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[MdmKS]

Anyone can advise which exam model of graphing calculator best for use for A level (2014). Currently there it seems like only following 3 exam model for use till 2015 and 2016 base on SEAB.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

TI-84 PLUS use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Silver Edition use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Pocket SE use till 2016

Anyone can advise which one to buy ?

[Quintessential Mum]

MdmKS:

Anyone can advise which exam model of graphing calculator best for use for A level (2014). Currently there it seems like only following 3 exam model for use till 2015 and 2016 base on SEAB.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

TI-84 PLUS use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Silver Edition use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Pocket SE use till 2016

Anyone can advise which one to buy ?

The JC will inform the students. Best to check with them.

[GradeConfidence]

whitecorp:

MdmKS:

Anyone can advise which exam model of graphing calculator best for use for A level (2014). Currently there it seems like only following 3 exam model for use till 2015 and 2016 base on SEAB.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

TI-84 PLUS use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Silver Edition use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Pocket SE use till 2016

Anyone can advise which one to buy ?

Don't get too hyped up over any particular calculator model; what matters so much more is the student's ability to become significantly independent of it especially for the pure maths section (too many kids these days rely on punching in stuff to retrieve every single answer without questioning why/how) and in turn emerge a far superior, efficient learner.

Brains over machine for maths (save for the statistics section), period.

Peace.

Indeed I agree that the model doesn't matter. I own a TI-PLUS (blue one, \"slower speed\") and it just lags slightly as compared to, say, a TI-PLUS silver edition mode. But, for statistics where you need to graph out the spread of information, it does lag significantly. I think most school bookshops only stock the silver edition model now, which is the fastest and latest. If being any second faster is critical to you, grab the fastest one.

[ericknathaniel]

Study hard and get into NJC! It's not as bad and boring a school people make it out to be!

[kelvinsoh]

One of the major downside of the TI-84 plus and TI-84 plus Silver edition is that they are bulky and inconvenient to bring around.


Thus I recommend the Pocket for the form factor.

That said, all 3 calculators essentially perform similarly. The silver edition and the pocket are supposedly slightly faster but if we key everything in correctly the speed difference is negligible in the context of a level type calculations.

[mathtuition88]

MdmKS:

Anyone can advise which exam model of graphing calculator best for use for A level (2014). Currently there it seems like only following 3 exam model for use till 2015 and 2016 base on SEAB.


TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

TI-84 PLUS use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Silver Edition use till 2015

TI-84 PLUS Pocket SE use till 2016

Anyone can advise which one to buy ?

My students mainly use TI-84 PLUS.
I think they are all very similar, no real difference.

[starlight1968sg]

Hi,

Appreciate some advice, please.
For a student doing Sc, say Chem and Bio, besides Maths, there is a contrasting subject he/she has to take.
May I ask what is this contrasting subject? Can it be Geo or History or even a 3rd lang?
Thank you.

[koguma]

starlight1968sg:

Hi,

Appreciate some advice, please.
For a student doing Sc, say Chem and Bio, besides Maths, there is a contrasting subject he/she has to take.
May I ask what is this contrasting subject? Can it be Geo or History or even a 3rd lang?
Thank you.

This is from the MOE website >> http://www.moe.gov.sg/cpdd/alevel2006/experience/levels.htm#sub_offered

Note not all JCs will offer the complete list of Humanities &
the Arts subjects.

[starlight1968sg]

koguma:

starlight1968sg:

Hi,

Appreciate some advice, please.
For a student doing Sc, say Chem and Bio, besides Maths, there is a contrasting subject he/she has to take.
May I ask what is this contrasting subject? Can it be Geo or History or even a 3rd lang?
Thank you.

This is from the MOE website >> http://www.moe.gov.sg/cpdd/alevel2006/experience/levels.htm#sub_offered

Note not all JCs will offer the complete list of Humanities &
the Arts subjects.

Thanks for your reply.
Can anybody give me an example of a contrasting subject to be taken at A level, if he/she takes Maths, Chem and Bio?
Thank you.

[wiimum]

starlight1968sg:

Can anybody give me an example of a contrasting subject to be taken at A level, if he/she takes Maths, Chem and Bio?
Thank you.

Very likely econs. This is the BCME combination for A levels, the other popular sc combi is PCME. I think there is a thread discussing PCME vs BCME somewhere.