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What calculators can be used in the AS/A Level examinations?

It is expected that candidates will have a calculator with standard ‘scientific’ functions for use in the examination. Computers, and calculators capable of algebraic manipulation or with graphing capabilities, are not permitted. Calculators must satisfy the regulations found in Section 5.1.7.1 of the Cambridge Handbook 2024 here.

Calculators with any of the following facilities are prohibited:

  • graphic display
  • data banks
  • dictionaries or language translators
  • retrieval or manipulation of text or formulae
  • QWERTY keyboards
  • built-in symbolic algebraic manipulations
  • symbolic differentiation or integration
  • capability of remote communication with other machines. 
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