Casio FX 83 ES

Whether you're doing maths SAT's or sitting an exam in advanced quantum mechanics, you'll need a calulator that does the job. The FX83ES is a really useful scientific calculator, and I'm glad I managed to get my hands on one! It's fairly inexpensive, very easy to use and the natural display helps lay things out well. LOOK: This calculator looks just how a scientific calculator should; sleek and well designed, but with enough funny symbols to make einstein ponder. The natural display is great. You can display fractions and roots, even frequency tables easily on the screen. EASE OF USE: It took me about 15 minutes to master this ...  Read the complete review

I bought this calculator a fair while ago now- it must be about three years as I bought it for the start of my GCSEs as it was recommended as a good calculator for this stage of mathematics. I think I paid around £12 at WHSmith for this calculator but I have heard that you can get it very cheap on the internet- I even heard of a friend that got it for £3 at some place on the world wide web! (Possibly ebay?) This product is very compact and thin which makes it great for just slipping into your school bag and it has a slide on case which protects the screen..although I have actually lost this as you aren't allowed to take the case into official examinations ...  Read the complete review

As a former user of Sharps, I wasn't particularly open to the idea of changing to a Casio. However, having used the Casio for three yers now, for GCSEs and A-levels, I have fallen in love with the fx83es, and have purchased both an 85es and a casio graphical as a result. The main selling point of the 33es is the natural display system - a calculator that can display surds! During examinations this is a fantastic boon - no longer are you looking for familiar decimal patterns - the exact surd is provided if avaiable. The casio also possesses a decent memory, a good quality statistical mode, and a function mode, where one is able to map polynomial ...  Read the complete review

When my daughter moved from primary to secondary school, we were told she needed a scientific calculator. Not knowing which brand was the best, or what to look for in a scientific calculator, we just went down to Tesco and picked one off the shelf. She began using the Casio FX 83 ES at the beginning of year 7, and is now going into year 11 - so it has lasted five years so far. They cost from around £5 - £8, depending on where you buy it from, which I consider very good value. They can be found in supermarkets (Asda, Tesco), stationery shops (WHSmiths), ect. The calculator comes with a hard cover to protect it and prevent scratches on the screen, ...  Read the complete review

If your doing GCSE or A Level maths or science this is the calculator you need. In the description on dooyoo, it says "Scientific Calculator with 249 functions" now in most cases this means that there are maybe 50 functions that are useful. But this case the designers have decided to focus on what is actually needed. I have been using this calculator since the beginning of year 8 and since then I haven't had a problem with it. The display is as simple as can be and it has plenty of memory slots for GCSE and A level. The battery last forever, since I got it I have changed it once. It can show both fractions and ...  Read the complete review