USE OF ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS IN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS EXAMINATIONS Instruction booklets or cards (e.g.

, reference cards) on the operation of calculators are NOT permitted in the examination room. Candidates are expected to familiarise themselves with the calculator's operation beforehand. Calculators that have been approved for use in School of Economics examinations are listed in Table 1 below. Students seeking approval for the use of any scientific calculator that is not listed in Table 1 should contact their course coordinator. Approval will be granted only after checking the features listed in calculators manual. Thus, students seeking approval for the use of a calculator that is not currently approved must make the manual available to the course coordinator. The list will be closed to updating on 27 August, 2007 and will not re-opened until semester 1 2008. Features of approved calculators In addition to the features of a basic (four operation) calculator, a scientific calculator typically includes the following: fraction keys (for fraction arithmetic) a percentage key a key memory access keys an EXP key and a sign change (+/-) key square (x2) and square root () keys logarithm and exponential keys (base 10 and base e) a power key (ax, xy or similar) trigonometrical function keys with an INVERSE key for the inverse functions a capacity to work in both degree and radian mode a reciprocal key (1/x) permutation and/or combination keys (nPr , nCr) cube and/or cube root keys parentheses keys statistical operations such as mean and standard deviation metric or currency conversion.

Features that are NOT permitted include: programmable (any calculator that can have a sequence of operations stored and then executed automatically is considered programmable and hence not allowed) a set of keys whose primary function is to represent the characters of the alphabet (e.g., any calculator with a full QWERTY keyboard) capable of storing alphanumeric data input by a user (this does not exclude calculators with memories that are used to store intermediate numerical results obtained during calculations and required later) capable of storing, manipulating or graphing functions entered in symbolic form (this includes calculators with a graphic display capacity) capable of performing hard-wired numerical routines for operations such as differentiation and the solution of equations capable of performing hard-wired symbolic manipulations such as addition of algebraic expressions, binomial expansion and symbolic differentiation.

For example, calculators that are NOT approved under this policy include the Sharp EL-506R, Sharp EL-546L, Casio fx-95, Casio fx-95MS, Casio fx-100MS, Casio fx-100W, Casio fx-115MS, Casio fx115W, Casio fx-500, Casio fx-570MS, Casio fx-570W, Casio fx-912MS, Casio fx-991W, Casio fx991ES, Casio fx-991MS, Casio fx-3950P, Texas TI-30XIIS, Texas TI-30XIIB and Texas TI-83.
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Table 1. List of Approved Calculators.

AURORA SC-170S TC-611 CAIEION FM-83 CANON F502 F720 F720I CASIO FC-100V FC-200V FX-82 Series (82 with any letters) FX-83ES FX-83WA FX-85ES FX-85MS FX-85W FX-85WA FX-92 FX-100AU FX-100S FX-100V FX-115D FX-115WA FX-122S FX-220 FX-270W PLUS FX-300ES FX-300W FX-350ES FX-350MS FX-350TL FX-570AD FX-570S FX-901 FX-911W FX-911Z FX-991M FX-991S FX-992S FX-D400

CEDAR SC-502

TANDY EC4032 TEXAS TI: BA II Plus TI-30X TI-34 TI-36X TEXET ALBERT2 ALBERT3 ALBERT5

CITIZEN SR-35N SR-135 SR-165 SR-260

FIRSTLINE CF10.11

HEWLETT-PACKARD HP-6S HP-8S HP-45 OFFICE ONE 3000 720 SHARP EL-509G EL-509L EL-509R EL-509V EL-509H EL-509VH EL-509W EL-520L EL-520VA EL-520WG EL-531 Series (531 with any letters) EL-540G EL-546VA EL-556L EL-733A EL-735

TRULY SC107A WITHOUT BRAND FX-82LB Fraction

Note: All non-scientific, non-programmable calculators are allowed in the examination room.