Doesn't have to be a Texas specifically. But only scientific calculators yes. NESA also have a list of approved calculators.
I wish here in VIC we could have a maths subject that only allows scientific calculators — that would really test a student’s problem solving and thinking skills.
Knowing how to work a CAS is great, but a lot of students rely on it blindly without even understanding how the process actually works.
I know right? I looked at all the VCE Spec papers and if it were given to 4u students, I think most would easily score 95+
Some of the questions students found to be difficult have been asked as part of question 11 - the easiest question in 4u. I think this is why NSW was the only state that rejected this curriculum iirc.
NSW is certainly the most ‘academic focused’ of the states. Just look at the number of selective schools there are compared to here in VIC!
In a lot of Victorian schools (especially rural and/or public ones) you’d be considered a genius if you did methods. Unless you’re willing to take it upon yourself to learn harder maths, many VIC students would be miles behind NSW students in maths once uni comes along...
Just my little rant, but at least for maths, I wish we had the NSW system down here.