Python allows free creation of plots, unlike expensive, stagnant graphing calculators. Import NumPy and Matplotlib for basic linear and polynomial plots in Python. Seaborn lets you make statistical ...

Ask any professor, and they’ll probably tell you graphing calculators offer a plethora of mathematical uses, like plotting graphs, inputting trigonometric functions — you know, typical academic stuff.

It's been more than 20 years since I bought a physical, hold-it-in-your-hand calculator. I've bought a couple of special-purpose calculator apps, but the very last one I bought was the TI-1726, which ...