HP Prime

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Hans S.,

Make sure you buy the TI-Nspire CX CAS for comparison purposes. You can download the Virtual software version of it for a 30 day trial.

For Cengage publishing, I authored the Brooks/Cole Math Tools Guide for TI 84, TI86, and TI89 families of calculators. The follow-up TI-Nspire and HP Prime companion ebooks, TI-Nspire Guide Algebra Fundamentals and HP Prime Guide Algebra Fundamentals are available on Kindle readers and apps. Hans, at the Computer Learning Service website there is a two chapter sample of the TI-Nspire version plus links to amazon’s HP Prime sample that you may find useful.

For me, all three with their CAS and programming capabilities give students and individuals learning or refreshing their algebra a powerful tool that can help them reach their goals. I guess because I just bought the new keypad version for my granddaughter I prefer the HP Prime Calculator. I also love the HP Prime Free and low-cost HP Prime Pro apps.

Dr D,

My HP Guide Algebra Fundamentals was designed to be like the explanation part of traditional textbooks but based on the premise that the HP Prime was part of the explanation not a secondary factor. Unlike a traditional textbook it is interactive with self checking exercises plus links to information on the web and forums like this. For each sections exercise set of problems you will need a textbook or online source of problems to practice your traditional and HP Prime skills.

One good thing about eBooks vs traditional books is cost and publishing cycle. Unlike textbooks 3-year edition cycle to make the publisher money, eBook cycle can be based on the amount of information in the eBook that needs to be updated. In ebooks like the HP Guide Algebra Fundamentals new editions would only be needed when the outdated information in the text could no longer be served by ERRATA information at the publisher site. Thanks Dr. D for making me think of ways to keep current until a new edition is published. Personally, I would like to update amazon version and they allow previous purchasers the option to update, but that is not amazon’s policy.