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Texas Instruments TI 36X Pro Engineering Scientific Calculator

Last Updated: October 26, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.7
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Total Reviews
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Review Analysis - 165 recent, verified reviews

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Ease of Use
 22
calculator, easy to use, use, ti, simple
+95%
-5%
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" ...  quick, efficient and easy once you get used to it and it is ok to use on all tests including the engineering fe  ...  "
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" ...  easy for my 12 yr old to figure out- using this for chem  ...  "
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" ...  This is a great calculator once you can learn how to use it.  ...  "
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" ...  Best of all it is simple to use.  ...  "
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" ...  It’s easy to work and change the settings and has some things most basic calculators don’t.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to learn and use all of the functions.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a great calculator once you can learn how to use it.  ...  "
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" ...  But this calculator is much easier to use.  ...  "
Apps
 19
engineering, simple, graphing, figure, classes
+100%
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" ...  I bought this calculator.  ...  "
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" ...  Simply put, it's much easier to hammer out some quick calculations on a physical calculator rather than click around in an app.  ...  "
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" ...  I am currently taking chemistry and calculus, this calculator has been helpful in both courses. ... Overall awesome calculator, now I only use my TI-84 when I actually need to graph something.  ...  "
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" ...  I watched a few youtube tutorials to figure out all the tricks.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a nice calculator.  ...  "
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" ...  $80+ on a graphing calculator.  ...  "
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" ...  I watched a few youtube tutorials to figure out all the tricks.  ...  "
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" ...  Immensely better than any phones calculator.  ...  "
For Kids
 15
college, student, engineering, school, math
+100%
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" ...  Bought this for my son and it's quite nice.  ...  "
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" ...  Using this calculator in teaching freshmen developmental math at college.  ...  "
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" ...  It's also the only calculator we are allowed to use in school.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this calculator for my daughter.  ...  "
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" ...  My sister bought this for a calculus class.  ...  "
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" ...  This calculator has been a great help to me in my college STEM courses!  ...  "
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" ...  It's also the only calculator we are allowed to use in school.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this for my beginning and intermediate algebra class in college and it worked great.  ...  "
Controls
 10
functions, calculators, calculator, shiny, press
+50%
-50%
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" ...  The buttons don't respond consistently.  ...  "
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" ...  The buttons are hard to press and sometimes don’t respond.  ...  "
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" ...  The arithmetic buttons are placed one row higher than on the graphic calculators, This takes time to adjust. ... Some functions, such as with vectors, are cumbersome to produce. ... To convert fractions and radicals into decimals, you need to use the "base n" menu, not the "convert" menu.  ...  "
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" ...  The upward button need to be pressed real hard compare to other buttons  ...  "
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" ...  The upward button need to be pressed real hard compare to other buttons  ...  "
Price
 10
time, calculator, scientific, bucks, 20 bucks
+100%
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" ...  For the price, this is an insane value.  ...  "
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" ...  Side-note: Will these calculators ever drop in price?  ...  "
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" ...  Also, the price is very reasonable.  ...  "
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" ...  I highly recommend it, this thing will save you a lot of time and it only costs 20 bucks!  ...  "
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" ...  I highly recommend it, this thing will save you a lot of time and it only costs 20 bucks!  ...  "
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" ...  Not a bad scientific calculator for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  Not a bad scientific calculator for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  Low budget choice and satisfy with the price.  ...  "
Features
 8
features, integrals, derivatives, quadratic, many
+100%
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" ...  It doesn't take long at all to read the manual and get used to using it and it's amazing features that I'm surprised they didn't advertise.  ...  "
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" ...  I’m currently re taking a algebra class and its algebra functions are pretty nice.  ...  "
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" ...  Slim and has many functions such as integrals and derivatives.  ...  "
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" ...  Slim and has many functions such as integrals and derivatives.  ...  "
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" ...  It has a quadratic solver which saves a lot of time wasted doing the quadratic formula, it gives exact values for trig functions and a whole bunch of other stuff.  ...  "
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" ...  It has a quadratic solver which saves a lot of time wasted doing the quadratic formula, it gives exact values for trig functions and a whole bunch of other stuff.  ...  "
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" ...  It even has a few features I didn't see on my 84, such as doing integrals and derivatives.  ...  "
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" ...  It even has a few features I didn't see on my 84, such as doing integrals and derivatives.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 6
ti, stopped, calculator, years ago, years
+83%
-17%
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" ...  I will be working my way up to calculus so I’m sure this calculator will do the trick once I’m there.  ...  "
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" ...  With my first TI, years ago, the booklet/insert card was very helpful and made it easier to learn what to do and how to enter physics equations.  ...  "
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" ...  Needed it for the Professional of Engineering exam, but also one of the best working calculators in my life now  ...  "
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" ...  I was looking for a scientific calculator to replace an older TI which had served me well for a number of years.  ...  "
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" ...  It worked exactly as I needed .  ...  "
User Manual
 5
find, instruction, read, features
+20%
-80%
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" ...  The booklet/manual is less than helpful, we couldn't even simply find the < and >!!  ...  "
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" ...  The booklet/manual is less than helpful, we couldn't even simply find the < and >!!  ...  "
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" ...  The instruction manual is very small and it is sometimes difficult to find the information needed.  ...  "
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" ...  The instruction manual is very small and it is sometimes difficult to find the information needed.  ...  "
Setup
 5
pe test, math, figure, classes, class
+80%
-20%
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" ...  I used it on my FE and PE exam and still using it as a professional engineer.  ...  "
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" ...  I watched a few youtube tutorials to figure out all the tricks.  ...  "
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" ...  used it for my PE test.  ...  "
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" ...  I have been in a lot of math in science classes and it has been able to help me in every class I have had.  ...  "
Delivery
 4
product, quickly, packaged
+75%
-25%
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" ...  Fast delivery, as described, thanks  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived quickly & well packaged.  ...  "
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" ...  It arrived on time, in perfect conditions.  ...  "
Build Quality
 4
easy to use, 89, durable, cover, case
+100%
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" ...  Has durable and thick case.  ...  "
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" ...  Has durable and thick case.  ...  "
Battery Life
 4
power, charge, battery, batteries
+100%
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" ...  It is a good value, and I hope that having the main power source being solar will give it a long life.  ...  "
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" ...  Solar, do need to worry about batteries.  ...  "
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" ...  Solar, do need to worry about batteries.  ...  "
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" ...  No graphing but has solar battery.  ...  "
Product As Described
 3
exactly, advertised
+100%
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" ...  Exactly as described  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
Marketplace
 3
exactly, advertised
+100%
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" ...  Exactly as described  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
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" ...  works as advertised  ...  "
Size
 3
functions
+100%
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" ...  Its small, light, and compact so it's easy to carry in my backpack.  ...  "
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" ...  It small and the ease of use is great.  ...  "
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" ...  They small, lightweight, and have a lot of great functions.  ...  "
Design
 3
functions, design, derivatives
+100%
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" ...  Looks better than the ones I had in school.  ...  "
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" ...  Slim and has many functions such as integrals and derivatives.  ...  "
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" ...  Ergonomical design allows for even small people to single handedly use this device.  ...  "

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