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Originally Posted by daking
I would only ever use a graphical calculator to check my answers. Graphing basic polynomial or exponential graphs is a required skill and secures a strong foundation in visualising math functions.
Dont use it as a crutch.
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Damn straight. It's a lot easier when you can visualize it in your mind. Even more so when you can recognize a graph as being x-cubed or whatever. Right now in calc, we're finding all kinds of information about a function analytically (read: ain't no calc) in order to graph it. Stuff like min/maxes, concavity...
The less you learn to depend on your calc, the easier it'll be when you have to give it up.