Would you order a multi-course gourmet buffet and just eat salad? If you have a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator, you have a veritable feast of features and functions at your fingertips, but chances are you don’t take full advantage of them. This friendly guide will help you explore your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator and use it for all it’s worth, and that’s a lot. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions plus screen shots, TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies shows you how to:
Perform basic arithmetic operations Use Zoom and panning to get the best screen display Use all the functions in the Math menu, including the four submenus: MATH, NUM, CPS, and PRB Use the fantastic Finance application to decide whether to lease or get a loan and buy, calculate the best interest, and more Graph and analyze functions by tracing the graph or by creating a table of functional values, including graphing piecewise-defined and trigonometric functions Explore and evaluate functions, including how to find the value, the zeros, the point of intersection of two functions, and more Draw on a graph, including line segments, circles, and functions, write text on a graph, and do freehand drawing Work with sequences, parametric equations, and polar equations Use the Math Probability menu to evaluate permutations and combinations Enter statistical data and graph it as a scatter plot, histogram, or box plot, calculate the median and quartiles, and more Deal with matrices, including finding the inverse, transpose, and determinant and using matrices to solve a system of linear equations
Once you discover all you can do with your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator, you’ll find out how to make it do more! This guide shows you how to download and install the free TI Connect software to connect your calculator to your computer, and how to link it to other calculators and transfer files. It shows you how to help yourself to more than 40 applications you can download from the TI Web site, and most of them are free. You can choose from Advanced Finance, CellSheet, that turns your calculator into a spread sheet, NoteFolio that turns it into a word processor, Organizer that lets you schedule events, create to-do lists, save phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and more.
Get this book and discover how your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator can solve all kinds of problems for you.
By:
C. C. Edwards (Myrtle Beach SC Costal Carolina University)
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780764549700
ISBN 10: 0764549707
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 05 December 2003
Audience:
General/trade
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General/trade
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ELT Advanced
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Making Friends with the Calculator 7 Chapter 1: Coping with the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Doing Basic Arithmetic 21 Part II: Advanced Functions, Complex Numbers, and Solving Equations 29 Chapter 3: The Math and Angle Menus 31 Chapter 4: Dealing with Complex Numbers 41 Chapter 5: Solving Equations 45 Part III: Dealing with Finances 51 Chapter 6: Finding the Best Deal 53 Chapter 7: Loans and Mortgages 57 Chapter 8: Savings and Investments 63 Part IV: Graphing and Analyzing Functions 67 Chapter 9: Graphing Functions 69 Chapter 10: Exploring Functions 83 Chapter 11: Evaluating Functions 95 Chapter 12: Drawing on a Graph 105 Part V: Sequences, Parametric Equations, and Polar Equations 115 Chapter 13: Graphing Sequences 117 Chapter 14: Exploring Sequences 127 Chapter 15: Parametric Equations 139 Chapter 16: Polar Equations 157 Part VI: Probability and Statistics 177 Chapter 17: Probability 179 Chapter 18: Dealing with Statistical Data 183 Chapter 19: Analyzing Statistical Data 191 Part VII: Dealing with Matrices 203 Chapter 20: Creating and Editing Matrices 205 Chapter 21: Using Matrices 211 Part VIII: Communicating with PCs and Other Calculators 217 Chapter 22: Communicating with a PC with TI Connect TM 219 Chapter 23: Communicating Between Calculators 223 Part IX: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 24: Ten Great Applications 231 Chapter 25: Eight Common Errors 235 Chapter 26: Eleven Common Error Messages 239 Index 243
C.C. Edwards is an instructor at Coastal Carolina University. Previously, she was the editor of Eightysomething, Texas Instruments newsletter that explored the features of graphing calculators for parents and educators.
