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i have a daughter going into 4th class primary and the book list asks for a calculator. It needs to be a sharp elsimate el-240f or equivalent.
But i can't find this model listed online so i don't know what features it should have or what would be an equivalent make!!!:rolleyes:
I was brought up in the uk and remember getting a scientific calculator but that was when i was in my final year of primary - we never used a basic model before that though.

byhookorbycrook

http://www.educationalequipment.ie/show_book.php?prod_id=MACA005

From school policies
If parents wish to buy a calculator they must ensure the calculator uses Algebraic Logic as opposed to Arithmetic Logic. Algebraic logic uses priorities in sequences of operation which we call BOMDAS (brackets, of, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction)
•Keys should be of a reasonable size and have a positive click action
•They must have a display of at least 8 digits and be large enough for two or three children to see
•They should have a memory function

thesimpsons

just ask in shop where getting school books - they'll give you the nearest one avail for the appropriate age. School lists often say a particular one but you can guarantee that there'll be a variety of different ones in Sept. Don't get something too scientific - at 4th class level it can be quite confusing having the multiple lines of txt.

TheColl

As said above, make sure it uses algebraic logic. That's the main and most important reason schools insist on particular models.