graphing calculators

Plotting math devices

Graphing calculators are handheld electronic devices that can plot graphs, solve equations, and perform complex mathematical operations.

Standard equipment in high school and college math courses, they display functions visually on a small screen: The teacher required a graphing calculator for the calculus exam.

Texas Instruments models dominate the market, though smartphones have largely replicated their capabilities.

Opposites
computational sophistication

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Manual calculation devices

technological modernity

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Bead-and-wire arithmetic tool

slide rule · mental arithmetic · pen and paper · tally sticks

technology vs. manual methods

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Manual logarithmic calculators

abacus · mental math · pencil and paper · tally marks

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G