(2023) The best calculator for the FE or PE exam

TI-30X Pro Mathprint vs TI-36X Pro
Casio fx-991ex vs HP 35s
HP 35s vs TI-30X Pro Mathprint
HP 35s vs TI-36X Pro

The goal of this video is to introduce people to the best models permitted on the FE and PE exams.
HP 35s
Casio 991ex
TI-36X Pro ( and TI-30X Pro Mathprint)
I highlight the main attraction to each model, discuss general use of the calculator, and talk about pros and cons. In the end I give my recommendation as to which model I think is best and why.

Refer to NCEES for the latest calculator policy.

Hope this helps people decide which model is best for them.

[pci]

Something to note about the HP35s and the CBT format tests. CBT format is closed book. You can only use the material provided. So if you have entered a lot of equations into the list, you would need to memorize what they do and what the variables mean. For paper and pencil tests that were open book, people would bring a guide to the formulas they put into the calculator. The CBT format really takes the advantage away from the HP. Perhaps this is why HP discontinued it in 2021.

[asheridan]

Huge plot twist bringing the TI-30X Pro MathPrint in 2/3 into the review! Ha

I picked up a TI-30X a month or so back. Definitely agree with you on its improvements over the TI-36X.

The HP is a great desktop calculator for its enjoyment and novelty of being an RPN machine. It’s short comings are forgiven in that environment. I enjoy using it for my daily engineering work. The clicky keys FTW.

But, the TI-30X would be my preferred calculator for the PE

[ColasTeam]

I'm rather surprised the Casio calc can't keep stuff in memory! I figured by now that would be a standard feature on any calculator.

[CalculatorCulture]

Great video - very clearly explained and practical. The 35S is getting hard to find these days because it has been discontinued, and new ones have skyrocketed in price. They are still relatively easy to find second-hand though.

[tapv]

I looked soo many videos to look for this kind of info. Thanks best review

[jeronlloyd]

Had a TI-30XS since 2008 ....best calculator i ever owned... replace the battery once but can't complain about Texas instruments build quality

[commtechengineer]

HP 35s for the win! When I took the FE exam the proctor examined my HP 35s and she dropped it on the floor! Right before the test! I was not happy.

[mrcpu]

I enjoyed this. I'm not sure why you say you need to store variables or intermediate variables. With the stack, there shouldn't be any need, except on some really pathological problem . In all my years of HP calculator usage, from 11 through 42, I don't recall ever having to write down any intermediate values, even on heavily parenthesized infix notation problems. I seem to recall reading somewhere that with a stack of 4, there wasn't any infix type problem that couldn't be done in RPN directly. But that was 40 years ago.

[MusikPiratCH]

RPN makes it easier to solve complex formula. However you'll have to know how to use it properly (that you don't have to write down some results or to store it)! I'm also no pro in using RPN calculators! I'd tend to the TI-30X Plus MathPrint that is available in Europe!

[lapulapu]

I am using HP35s for my FE Electrical Exam. Its better because it's programmable and I can use RPN for fast computation.

[potatogoestocollege]

Where do you buy the TI-30X Pro Mathprint? I've been trying to find it with no luck.

[ehsanullahrashidi]

Which one you recommend for Civil Engineers Sit???

[abather]

Hi, can you make some begginer tutorials about the plus42 app?

[philipjohn]

You sound exactly like the Organic Chemistry tutor guy

[АндрейАльтов]

Unfortunately, fx-991 has a bug when extracting the root of complex numbers.

[Rai_Te]

Honestly ... this is partly a useless comparison.
With the HP35s the main question is if you want an RPN calculator or not ... If you don't, you will not buy this one.
Besides that, comparing a multi-hundred dollar calculator to sub-50-dollar calculators is certainly something that does not make sense.

[unclerojelio]

The answer has always been and will always be “HP 11C”.

[irishchocolate]

The HP-35S is no longer available unless you purchase a used one. It doesn’t do any good to recommend this calculator when it basically can’t be purchased anymore.

[Charger-obyl]

Ti36x pro can't do indefinite integrals, derivatives, nor evaluate limits. It's crazy I've watched 5 videos and nobody mentioned that, yet talk about a bunch of shi that doesn't really even matter. Casio 115ex plus can do all three, plus everything the TI can do.