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    How to transfer text file from PC to TI nspire CAS

    I moved from a TI-89 to a TI-nSPIRE CAS and now a TI-nSPIRE CX CAS--I have no regrets moving to the nSPIRE(s), I can enter problems easier/faster and it's much, much, much easier to read the results!
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    Suggest Calculator For Electrical Engineering

    My school recommends the HP-50, but I've been using the TI-nSPIRE CAS, (and recently upgraded to the TI-nSPIRE CX CAS for the better display). With the release of the nSPIRE 3.0 operating system the main feature missing compared to the HP-50 is laplace transforms, but those can be added with...
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    Calculators Which Calculator is Best for High School and Beyond?

    I have a large collection of TI calculators: TI-83, TI-84(Silver), TI-89(Titanium), TI-nSPIRE CAS, TI-nSPIRE CX CAS. The first thing I have to say is that the new nSPIRE CX and nSPIRE CX CAS are amazing calculators; they'll do everything you ever need in a handheld calculator. The question...
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    Calculators How Do I Use the Functions on my TI-nspire CX CAS Calculator?

    The TI-nSPIRE gives answers as exact (that's why you get the fractions) for an approximate (decimal) answer, press control-enter instead of enter. (You can also change the default in settings/settings/general/Calculation_Mode for exact or approximate answers.) An important feature is that...