Students’ calcs in the 70s/80s

[Thomas Klemm]

(12-27-2023 04:56 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  However, if a constant memory model was allowed, I would presume the teacher would have the student clear registers and program memory.

From 1981 until 1985 I could use my HP-41CV in tests without clearing the memory.
My teacher had an HP-41CX and would have known how to create a MEMORY LOST.

We were allowed to use a formulary.
So there was no use to store formulas in the calculator.

We had to write down the complete solution.
If we made a careless error in calculating the final result, this only resulted in a small deduction of points.

The programs that I could use allowed me to verify the results.
Was that fair? I don't know. In principle, this option was available to everyone.

Later at the university we were not allowed to use programmable calculators in exams.