Table of Contents

 

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this Book

1. Basics and algebra on the 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

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