But if you have one of the supported calculators (TI-83+, TI-83+ SE ... and it’s based on the Texas Instruments line of hardware (hence the capital TI). After agreeing that you’re not getting ...

though – and TI have recently been doing some interesting work with Python on their TI-83. Rumor has it that TI have been unable to get Python to run viably directly on the TI-83 Premium CE.

Ah, the poor calculator: so plain, yet so essential, like the Swiss Army knife of the academic world. The thing is, as I have now learned, not all calculators are created equal. So let me now take you ...