Texas Instruments TI34II Calculator

My son uses this calculator every day for his math. It's amazing and makes things so much easier for him. Excellent purchase.

This was the calculator that my son was asked to purchase by his math teacher. It works great and is exactly what he needed.

This calculator was specified by the school. I had to buy two for my kids. My kids are happy. The teacher is happy. The only drawback is that they only come in one color.

This was a good buy. it came faster than i expected. The product was good.

Of course you come to Amazon, to get the best deal! This is a standard school calculator. Works great, never a problem.

Love tis! We have used Texas Instruments before and absolutely love them. I hope it will be used as much as the first one was!

I was very happy with the calculator. It was brand new in the original package. Thanks

I recieved a different item than I ordered, and in exchange for not complaining to Amazon, I was given my money back, except for shipping. I, instead, ended up with a TI-34, but NOT a TI-34II. The difference is quite a bit. The TI-34 is a horrible old calculator that reminded me of things they gave me in 3rd grade, and it broke soon after. The TI-84II was something I've wanted for a long time and have seen in action, and it is very good, so I do give it as good as review as I can without trying it out. I also want to let people know that it doesn't Graph so it's only useful for people who are too cheap for a graphing one or who go to a school that doens't allow graphing (or maybe someone out there prefers non-graphing for some reason).

This is one of the best, well only, calculators I've ever used.

I bought this back when I was in 6th grade and I've been using it since (Now I am a sophomore in college, 7 years, give or take a year). Lower version of this calculator such as TI-30s have too little features or obscure and those TI-8* giants have so many features that if you want to add you need to press 10 buttons (exaggerating of course, but you get the idea). I've looked at my friend who have owned TI-30s and the "giants" they seem to be contempt with it but the giants seemed bombastic to me.

Even in my advanced calculus class in High School, my teacher asked us to do the graphs without the use of a graphing calculator, its a little tedious but it helped me learn the concepts and I used TI-34 II for all the addition, subtraction, trig, and various other functions.

What I like about this calculator is the fact that it have a 2-line display, I can see my questions as well as my answer. I can also plug in a complex single variable equations in one single line and solve, unlike those 1-line display calculators where you can't see what you've put in and have to constantly keep going back.

I haven't realized the power of the STO-> (store) button until my freshman year in high school (wish I would have earlier), but it is one of the most powerful features that you can ever imaging. It will actually store up to 5 values of your calculations and keep it in the memory until you manually delete it (powering off does not erase the memory). I mostly use the ANS function if I want to use the previous answer, but if I wont be using the answer in the next equation, all I have to do is STO->. It saves me tons of time.

The only "flaw", if you even want to call it that, is the fact that it does not show the numbers in scientific notation which are below 10 digits. SOMETIMES, its annoying, but its nothing you cant handle, eh mate?

Another issue, not a big deal at all but thought thought you should know, is the fact that in the beginning it might be tricky to put the lid back on the calculator, you think I am bluffing eh? See it for yourself when you buy it. The trick to putting it back on is to keep the calculator 45 degree angle in reference to the cover plate and gradually decrease the angle as the calculator slides in the "groove" of the cover plate. You'll see what I mean, hard to describe in words. Or just do what I do, just put one side of the calculator on one side of the cover plate "groove" and press the other end in until you hear a CLICK sound, the plastic is flexible so dont be afraid of breaking it :).

Durability wise, I've dropped this calculator at least 500 times, literally, over the course of 7 years and not once has it broken, screen faded, pixels missing, or anything of that sorts. Sure, there are a few scratches, but other than that it works just as well as when it was new. Just to let you know, my friend bought a TI-30 and he dropped it after 5 months of using it, not I dont know if it because of the way it fell or what but, he dropped it and broke the screen and he could only see it partially, of course, that was no use. I recommended TI-34 II then but he went with CASIO because it could solve derivatives :|, he is so lazy, LOL.

Anyways, buy this calculator and you wont be disappointed :).

I purchased this for my twelve year old son in seventh grade. I was going to buy the top line model . But after talking with his math teacher this is the one to get ! Does every thing he needs for middle school. I Will purchase the TI 9* Plus Silver when he enters High School ! For now this meets all of his school needs and if lost , or stolen, I am not out of a chunk of money !

I have the original TI34 calculator and bought it back in the 6th grade for Pre-Algebra. I'm now a college sophomore and still use it occasionally. This calculator was perfect for Pre-Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry and I couldn't have imagined using any other calculator. There was no need for anything more advanced (such as a graphing calculator) in those classes. It is very simple to use and doesn't have too many buttons. In fact, I've never even used half of the buttons that are on it. It is very durable as it has lasted me 9 years of dropping it and spilling drinks on it. It is a must have for any middle school math student.

I was looking for a calculator that featured fairly complex function capabilites, but wasn't too bulky or pricey. Having had a good experience with Texas Instruments' TI-34 model several years back, I decided to give the sequel a shot. Aside from having the complex function calculating capabilities I was looking for, the TI-34-II's main attraction is the ability to backtrack through previous calculations (up to seventy-some-odd calculations back). This is a most welcome feature for someone who's never really figured out the memory storage/recall thingy. It's also a great way to check and see if I entered a previous calculation correctly if I come up with a weird or undesirable result. But not only can I scroll up and down through previous entries, I can also scroll right and left to check out off-screen portions of calculations.

On a bit of a downside, it can be a bit of a bear to figure out how to work the TI-34-II's more complex functions, even with the help of the instruction sheet. I hadda do quite a bit of semi-random button-pushing to do sigma-sums and factorials properly. Fortunately, I managed to get the hang of things with a bit of practice. Also, a few of the buttons can be a bit stubborn at times, where a light or medium-strength push-down isn't adequate to get the number or function to register on the display screen.

Bottom line: If you can figure out the more complex functions and the occasional "sticky" button, The TI-34-II calculator is a pretty good number-cruncher to keep handy.

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The TI calculator has been a big hit with my daughter. She loves using it and it has really helped with her math homework.

If you think this calculator is for elementary school kids, you're WRONG. I can't afford a fully flegged graphing calculator yet, so this is my only alternative. It's served me extrodinary through Honors Chemistry and Geometry (especially calculating moles and gas pressures). It's also the calculator that my school has for us in case we don't have a calculator. Overall, this is one of the best calculators you can get for your twenty bucks or so, buy it!

This is a great calcualtor, some might say it's for fifth graders but you can easily use it through middle school as well. Even in 9th grade math you don't even start using the more complicated functions that this calculator provides. I kept mine inside my binder for years and it never broke, the solar pannel is very, very, extremely convenient since you don't have to buy batteries every six months. I never had any trouble using it and it has always worked. I'm looking forward to use it for quite a few more years.

This is a great buy, it's cheap but it certanly lasts a lifetime.

The kids ... as this calculator looks as if it belongs in the 5th grade they will have nothing to do with it.

While it is a great 5th graders calculator to limit it to grade school is ignorant.

Being much older than grade school I use this calculator for modular arithmetic and while it definitely has problems and is no HP32Sii I can assure you that it is the best general service scientific calculator for its price.

And yes, I wish that did not physically look pilfered from my grandson's backpack

The TI-34II is a good calculator that is easy to use.

Unfortunately, it has one fatal flaw. While it allows numbers to be entered in scientific notation, it doesn't have a feature to show the result of a calulation in scientific notation. With a 10 digit display, it can be hard to figure out if 100000000 is 1 billion or 100 million. Lack of comma's to group digits into 3's also hurts. I ended up buying a CASIO FX-115MS, which does have the scientific notation and comma's.

If the TI had the comma's and scientific notation, it would beat the CASIO hands down for ease of use, and also contruction. I also like the fact that it remembers prior calculations even after auto-powering down. The CASIO forgets after any power down.

Thanks for the other reviews. I'm in search of the TI34-II, since my daughter's fifth grade teachers have _exactly_ that model listed in the required school supplies this year. Well, they don't _require_ this exact model, but in a session to see the new school, they HIGHLY, STRONGLY, hint hint, suggest your child have _this_ calculator, that is how strongly they feel about it.

i bought this formy math class and its just what i needed, it does everything i need, its easy to use and the buttons are positioned well (trig. funtions all at same spot ect.)

this workd for most math classes from 8th to tenth grade. for somethign a bit cheaper for younger children (mostly 6-8th) you sahould get the TI's math explorer

To each and every one of my nieces and nephews I have given this calculator. One niece is in the 5th grade and `luvs' this thing. One nephew is in Jr High and in algebra and finds much better then the graphing calculators used by some. Some teachers will not allow graphing calculators on test but, he tells me, he has never had a teacher so `out of it' that they have forbidden scientifics. The instructions for use of this calculator can be easily understood and on the TI website there is even more information and teachers handbook with `how tos' and exercises. TI also publishes a wonderful workbook for this calculator...

The TI-34 II calculator is a great calculator for pretty much anything you might need to do on a scientific calculator. It is relatively cheap, has easy-to-understand instructions, and enough functions for whatever you might need to do.