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Is there a good online graphing calculator/scientific calculator?


Good Ones
                                                              i.      Easy to type in equation and graph it
                                                             ii.      Can graph infinitive amount of lines on one graph
1.       To re-graph a line one has to delete original from the graph and re-enter data
                                                            iii.      Show discontinuity
                                                           iv.      Easy to zoom in on a specific part of the graph by dragging a square.
                                                             v.      Downside with the zoom is it’s hard to zoom out. The easiest way is to reset the graph and re-graph.
                                                           vi.      Keeps a list of graphed equations on right hand side
                                                          vii.      The scientific calculator works well as long as you put in all appropriate parentheses.  Like any online calculator it can take a while to type out the data.
                                                               i.      Easy to enter, and can change color of line
                                                             ii.      Can add up to four equations, and all are displayed and can easily be changed and re-graphed. And the colors can be changed (Rainbow graphs!)
                                                            iii.      Can click on individual equations and click trace, it will show your  and give the coordinates of the y-intercept
                                                           iv.      Can set the window to whatever you want
                                                             v.      Shows a table which you can set yourself
                                                           vi.      Table shows discontinuity, but does not on the graph
                                                          vii.      Can plot points on the graph
                                                        viii.      Finds intersection point of two lines
                                                               i.      can graph more than one line but cannot change it after it’s graphed
                                                             ii.      has a trace feature
Not so Terrific Ones
                                                               i.      Found this one but it seems like it might have a virus.. wasn’t willing to find out
                                                               i.      I tried this one, but it didn’t like my division sign “/” and couldn’t figure out what it wanted
Conclusion
I liked this one the best (b.) http://rentcalculators.org/stheli.html. It did almost everything I wanted except show discontinuities on the graph, but it did with the table. It was easy to use after using a TI-83+ all of these years; it had more features than any of the other ones that I looked at. I found all of these by 

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4 comments:

  1. Why did you think our Graphing Calculator 3D may be a virus?

    I will be happy to address any concerns about it.

    Regards,
    Saeid Nourian, PhD. Eng.
    Creator of Graphing Calculator 3D
    http://www.runiter.com

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  2. Hello,

    I believe what I encountered was a pop-up message that looked suspicious when I entered the web site, and then went no farther fearing a virus. This may have been a message alerting me to some sort of software?

    If this is creating a problem for you with searches or such I can take the section related to your calculator off. As I can not say for sure what the pop-up was.

    I however am having difficulties logging onto my blog at the moment so any change may take a week or so.

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    1. Sorry for the late reply. The pop-up message you get is most likely due to the usual Java warning when an applet is unsigned. Soon I will sign the applet to prevent that warning but it is safe nevertheless. Alternatively you may download it instead of using the online version. The downloadable version is already signed and secure.

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    2. P.S. It is not a problem. I'm glad that you included our calculator in your recommendation list.

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