Calculator

[skmackie]

Is the TI-84 silver edition worth the extra money because of its preloaded periodic table and other programs? How useful will this calculator be in calculating moles, doing conversions, significant digits, and other chemistry functions? Will the regular TI-84 or maybe TI-30XA do as well?

The pertinent class is a first year chem class for science majors but does not have a math requirement and I don't know if I'll be taking the math. If the TI-84 plus silver edition isn't going to be fairly helpful in chemistry, I'd rather save the money.

Thanks for your advice.

Sheryl