Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro Engineering/Scientific Calculator | 9.7 Inch | Black.

My daily driver was the ole reliable ti-84, but it was annoying doing calculations that involved complex numbers. As I had to constantly convert between radian and degree mode which was just not convenient when having to do tons of homework problems. Decided to buy the ti-36pro and it’s been incredible. My favorite part is the speed for which you can convert from polar to rectangular. It made problems involving the phasor domain a breeze to get through. So if you’re an EE student and aren’t ready to shell out almost 200 on a ti-inspire I would HIGHLY recommend this calculator.

Havent wrote a product review in a while, but this calculator warrants it. It does everything you can think of except graphing and that is a HUGE plus. First off, graphing calculators really are not needed. I took Calc 1, 2, and 3 without one. Instead of relying on a calculator, one should recognize the formats of the actual graph without having to graph it. Yes it can speed up calculations, like max and min, but you should do them by hand in school to actually learn what is going on. Graphing you should only check your work. But anyways, this thing is great. I have a HP 50g, love the CAS and wanted another HP calc. I had a TI 36 from years ago that I used as my basic calculator but the screen was dimming so I was looking for a replacement. I was surprised to see the features on this. I hate having to whip out my huge calculator to do simple stuff. I am an engineering student, but most of the time I dont need a lot of the features. Thats where the TI shines. Its non graphing, so it can be used on more exams. Professors wont know the capabilities of this thing. Matrices, vectors, stats.... easy as pie to enter. Just the other day my circuits professor asked the class to verify the answer and I was the first one to say yes. Its small and light, automatically turns off, and is solar powered. NICE! It will solve simultaneous equations, 3 x 3 matrices, quadratics, even diff equations in the menu. Even puts answers into its own variables automatically. Its been good so far, and I put my HP 50g in my desk drawer. Give me another year to try it on more advanced classes but honestly, anything short of you being in a research lab, and this calculator will easily get the job done. Probably the best feature I like is the fraction key. I always loved the way TI deals with fractions. Push one number, click a button, push another and there are your numerator and denominator. And it will show you in the complex fraction form the answer in the display. Then you can push one button above the enter key to display it in decimal format... So bottom line, the calc is 22 bucks, a stupendous value for what you get. And its fast. You dont have to wait that second or 2 for an answer. Time to get back to my physics hw.... :O)

This calculator can be used on the SAT & ACT college entrance exams. It is Solar, so requires no battery or charging. It solves equations, transfer from fraction to decimals and can easily be used for all basic math, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Trigonometry and Differential & Integral Calculus.

Im a university junior computer science major. My workload is extremely math heavy. Almost four years ago when I started at community college, I knew nothing about advanced math, or calculators. I bought the cheapest calculator at Walmart which indicated that it was allowed for use on college tests, (SAT, ACT, etc.). I believe it was the Casio fx-115ES PLUS. Not a bad calculator, and comparable to this one, but it has many shortcomings IMO. A year or so later, by the time I started taking calculus classes I bought a graphing calculator, (ti-nSpire). I really enjoy that calculator too. I was turned onto the ti-36x pro by a professor I had a couple years ago. Since it basically fills the same niche has the Casio that I already have I never saw any reason to buy it. Besides, for the past few years Ive mostly relied on the nSpire. This Fall I began taking physics classes for some of my major requirements. The teacher doesnt allow the nSpire, or any CAS calculator on the tests. I like to use the same calculator in the coursework/homework that Ill be using on future tests, just to have that muscle memory when its showtime. I pulled out the old Casio and dusted it off, and after the past few years with the ti-nSpire, lets just say I was less than inspired by using the Casio. The biggest thing that I dislike about the Casio is that you can only see the present problem that youre working on at any given time. I got used to being able to scroll up and see previous problems/solutions, and being able to navigate the cursor up to a previous solution, press enter, and have it inserted into another equation, or whatever that Im currently working on. Hopefully that makes sense. In any event, the ti-36x pro does this too! You can see the three most recent problems that you last worked on, in addition to the one youre currently working on. And you can scroll back to any spot in the history, up until the point where you last cleared it. You can also easily insert solutions, or portions of previous problems into the current. For me this is crucial during test taking. It is the best type of calculator work flow for myself, and although something similar to this can be achieved with the Casio, I was never able to get it to work with out feeling cumbersome. There are several other things that I like about this calculator over the Casio as well. In some aspects I like it even more than the ti-nSpire. Mostly just because using this calculator is so smooth and simple. If I dont need to take limits, anti-derivatives, or indefinite integrals, or plot actual graphs, I would choose the ti 36x pro over the nSpire, just because it is so simple and elegant to use. Ive not used a ti-84 much. Never owned one, but have played with them a few times. As far as I can tell, this thing is basically a ti-84, without graphing capabilities. In short, if you need a calculator for algebra, engineering, physics, trig, some calculus, etc., but you cant use a full fledged CAS, or even a regular graphing calculator, this is the best option.

Best calc to use for FE if you are accustomed to TI brand calcs. I like it a lot, great value.

It’s a really good calculator. There is certain equations that it can not do. But over all it had most of the functions and keys you need

Great for what you need it for.. it’s barebones but works for 99% of standardized testing and college math/chemistry classes.

I bought this calculator as an upgrade to the Canon F-710. This calculator is perfect for my intended field of study - engineering (electrical). It can do operations ranging from simple addition/subtraction to 3x3 matrices and integrals. It also does complex numbers. It took me less than 2 days to feel comfortable using this calculator. I needed to reference the manual for some more complicated tasks, but the majority of operations were simple and straight forward to do with the TI-36X Pro. It really is easy to use. The calculator has a panel that allows for use of solar energy. The build quality of the calculator seems great. The calculator has 6 phillips screws at the back, attaching the front to the back. I cannot speak too much on this topic though; Ive only owned the TI-36X Pro for a month. Packaging was great; no issues there. The cover uses two sets of plastic clips that snap into ridges to secure it to the calculator. They seem to be holding up well so far, but based on the experiences Ive had with similar plastic clips, they usually snap off after some time. But it may be too early to say anything about those on the TI-36X. So I will wait and see. Another issue - The squareroot and answer functions do not have their own buttons, but are instead 2nd functions. For me, these are two commonly used buttons, and should have had their own primary buttons. It would have been even better if the matrix, complex, vector and system solvers had primary buttons as well, But that is a small issue; at least it has them, and there are only so many primary buttons one can have before the calculators physical size becomes an issue, But aside from those 2 small issues, I think this might be the best non-programmable, non-graphing calculator ever made.

Muy funcional

Ive been using the TI-36X pro for almost 6 years. Ive been using it for work and engineering problems as well as for my Professional Engineering License Exama. TI has built a good product that lasts. Best non-graphing calculator ever.