Is Sharp even in the running.

[Matt Agajanian]

(08-15-2023 07:20 AM)EdS2 Wrote:  

(08-14-2023 10:26 PM)thenozone Wrote:  Science studio do a SharpEL-W506T ... they have the graphical El-9950G good value as well.

Interesting supplier! They have Sharp, Casio, TI, and Aurora, and for some models they sell Class Kits - sets of 30 calculators. And they have an engraving service, for security-by-labelling.

They also have checkmarks for approval of various models by UK examination boards.

I notice, I think, that their Casio Class Kits are marked for sales to educational establishments only.

It's a different approach to the question of calculators in exams: provide a standard calculator, which the class is already familiar with, and which can be provided in a factory-reset state.

Here’s an interesting, if not critical question.

With the example that both the EL-W516X and 516T are way off target with the integral of e^(x^3) with the limits of 0 & 6, what happens if a student/engineer/scientist uses a calc that’s error prone without realizing it? Next thing you know, the student gets a wrong answer on a test or worse, an engineer/scientist gets a goofy answer for a schematic, structural, fuel, etc. project?

Question is: How does one pick a calculator that doesn’t have a minefield of miscalculations?