Calculator Recommendations for Mathematics Courses
| Math Courses | Is a calculator required? | Scientific | Graphing | |||
| Sharp EL-500 Series | Other Scientific | TI-83 TI-83+ TI-84 | TI-89 | Other Graphing | ||
| MTH 020, MTH 025 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 052 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 060, MTH 065, MTH 070 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | OK | |
| MTH 075, MTH 085 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | OK | |
| MTH 082 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | ||
| MTH 095, MTH 097 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | OK | |
| MTH 096 | Yes, Graphing | Best | ||||
| MTH 098 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | ||
| MTH 105 | OK | OK | OK | |||
| MTH 111-112 | Yes, Graphing | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 211-213 | Yes, Scientific | Best | OK | OK | OK | |
| MTH 231-233 | Maybe**, Scientific | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 241-242 | Maybe**, Graphing | Best | OK | OK | ||
| MTH 243 | Yes, Graphing | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 251-252 | Yes, Graphing | Best | OK | |||
| MTH 253-256 | Yes, Graphing | Best | OK | OK | ||
| MTH 260-261 & 265 | Yes, Graphing | Best | OK | OK | ||
** Please check with instructor before purchasing calculator.
Note: The Mathematics Division has a limited number of graphing calculators for rent. Go to the Math Resource Center, Building 16, Room 169.