Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
1. Basics and algebra on the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus
Chapter 1. What can your calculator do?
1.1. Five examples of what your calculator can do
1.1.1. Calculating the volume of a cube
1.1.2. Solving the Quadratic Formula
1.1.3. Graphing sine and cosine
1.1.4. Calculating the area under a curve
1.1.5. Fitting a line to data
1.2. This book and your calculator
1.2.1. Your calculator, a multipurpose tool
1.2.2. What you’ll need
1.3. MathPrint vs. non-MathPrint calculators
1.4. Summary
Chapter 2. Get started with your calculator
2.1. Before you begin
2.2. Performing basic calculations
2.2.1. Simple arithmetic
2.2.2. Dividing sums: demonstrating the importance of parentheses
2.2.3. Using exponents
2.2.4. Roots of numbers
2.2.5. Continuing a calculation: Ans
2.3. More homescreen skills
2.3.1. More on 2nd and ALPHA
2.3.2. Editing an equation
2.3.3. Repeating a calculation
2.3.4. MathPrint focus: entering and displaying fractions
2.4. Finding functions
2.4.1. Examples of homescreen math functions
2.4.2. A guide to finding functions
2.5. Setting modes
Numeric options
Graphing options
MathPrint options
2.6. Solving equations and checking your answers
2.6.1. Using the Equation Solver tool
2.6.2. Boolean algebra with the Test/Logic menu