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Table of Contents
TI
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Preparing to Use Your New TI
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Installing the AAA Batteries.........................................................2
Turning On and Turning Off the TI
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Adjusting the Contrast .................................................................2
Resetting All Memory and Defaults..............................................3
Calculating on the Home Screen.......................................................3
Calculating the Sine of a Number.................................................3
Storing the Last Answer to a Variable..........................................3
Using a Variable in an Expression................................................4
Editing an Expression...................................................................4
Displaying a Complex Number as a Result...................................5
Using a List with a Function.........................................................5
Displaying the Integer Part of Real Numbers in a List..................6
Removing (Exiting) a Menu..........................................................6
Finding the Square Root...............................................................7
Calculating Derivatives.................................................................7
Retrieving, Editing, and Re-evaluating the Previous Entry ...........8
Converting Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees Celsius......................8
Storing an Unevaluated Expression to an Equation Variable .......9
Plotting Functions on the Graph Screen............................................9
Displaying and Entering Functions in the Equation Editor............9
Changing the Graph Style of a Function.....................................10
Plotting a Function on the Graph Screen....................................11
Tracing a Function......................................................................11
Evaluating y for a Specific x Value (During a Trace)...................12
Changing a Window Variable Value...........................................12
Deselecting a Function ...............................................................13
Zooming In on a Portion of the Graph Screen............................14
Chapter 1: Operating the TI
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Installing or Replacing Batteries .....................................................16
When to Replace Batteries.........................................................16
Turning On and Turning Off the TI
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Adjusting the Display Contrast........................................................17
The Home Screen ............................................................................18
Displaying Entries and Answers..................................................18
Entering Numbers ...........................................................................19
Entering Negative Numbers .......................................................19
Using Scientific or Engineering Notation....................................20
Entering Complex Numbers........................................................20
Entering Other Characters...............................................................21
The 2nd Key................................................................................21
