Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About This Book |
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Part 1 Basics And Algebra On The TI-84 Plus |
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1 What can your calculator do? |
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1.1 Five examples of what your calculator can do |
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Calculating the volume of a cube |
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Solving the Quadratic Formula |
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Calculating the area under a curve |
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1.2 This book and your calculator |
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Your calculator, a multipurpose tool |
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1.3 MathPrint vs. non-MathPrint calculators |
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2 Get started with your calculator |
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2.2 Performing basic calculations |
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Dividing sums: demonstrating the importance of parentheses |
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Continuing a calculation: Ans |
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2.3 More homescreen skills |
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MathPrint focus: entering and displaying fractions |
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Examples of homescreen math functions |
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A guide to finding functions |
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2.6 Solving equations and checking your answers |
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Using the Equation Solver tool |
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Boolean algebra with the Test/Logic menu |
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3.1 Getting started with graphing |
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3.2 Visualizing solutions and examining graphs |
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A ball is thrown: maximum and minimum of a function |
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Two trains: intersection of two functions |
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Viewing different parts of the graph |
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Modifying graph format settings |
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Graph styles, shading, and inequalities |
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Graph-Table and Horizontal split screen |
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4 Variables, matrices, and lists |
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4.1 What are variables? Why do I need them? |
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Plugging x into a polynomial |
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Finding the volume of a box |
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Testing the Pythagorean Theorem |
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4.2 Using sequences of numbers: lists |
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Storing lists into list variables |
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Isolating a single list element |
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4.3 List operations and functions |
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List-wise algebra operations |
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Element-wise list operations |
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4.4 Exploring 2D matrices |
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Typing matrices on the homescreen |
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Creating and using matrix variables |
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Typing matrices in the matrix editor |
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4.5 Matrix operations and functions |
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Matrix-wise algebraic operations |
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Part 2 Precalculus And Calculus |
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5 Expanding your graphing skills |
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Parametric example: graphing a circle |
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Parametric example: throwing a baseball |
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Parametric example: a Lissajous curve |
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5.2 Graphing polar functions |
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Polar example: polar rose |
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Sequence example: a sequence of squares |
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Sequence example: the Fibonacci series |
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Graphscreen drawing tools |
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Using drawing toots on the homescreen |
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Drawing graphlike functions: DrawInv, DrawF, and Shade |
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5.5 Saving graph settings and pictures |
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Saving and recalling picture variables |
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Saving and recalling graph databases |
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6 Precalculus and your calculator |
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6.1 Imaginary and complex numbers |
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Complex number functions and symbols |
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Complex roots with the Quadratic Formula |
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6.2 Experimenting with trigonometry |
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Trigonometry and the unit circle |
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6.4 Exponents and logarithms |
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7 Calculus on the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus |
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7.1 Derivatives and slope |
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Calculating derivatives on the graphscreen |
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Calculating derivatives on the homescreen |
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7.2 Finding minima, maxima, and inflection points |
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7.3 Integrals and area under a curve |
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Computing integrals on the graphscreen |
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Computing integrals on the homescreen |
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Part 3 Statistics, Probability, And Finance |
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8 Calculating and plotting statistics |
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8.1 Working with data lists |
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8.2 Calculating properties of data |
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1-Var Stats and 2-Var Stats |
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8.4 Regression: fitting lines to data |
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More regression: the many options |
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9 Working with probability and distributions |
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9.1 Calculating PDFs and CDFs |
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Probability distribution functions |
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Cumulative distribution functions |
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9.2 Drawing distributions |
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9.4 Generating random numbers |
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10.1 Financial variables and tools |
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10.2 Solving finance problems |
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Part 4 Going Further With The TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus |
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11 Turbocharging math with programming |
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11.1 Hello World, your first program |
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Creating and writing a program |
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Testing the Hello World program |
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11.2 Writing a Quadratic Formula solver |
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Coding and testing the Quadratic Formula solver |
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Understanding the Quadratic Formula solver |
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11.3 A crash course in programming commands |
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11.4 Putting it all together: programming, SATs, math, and more |
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11.5 Summary: taking programming further |
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12 The TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition |
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12.1 Arithmetic and algebra |
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The homescreen and the Mode menu |
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Your first graph in color |
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13.1 Connecting your calculator |
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Transferring files to and from computers |
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Transferring files between calculators |
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13.2 Finding and using Apps and programs |
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13.3 Writing and publishing your own programs |
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13.4 Sensors, robots, and hardware |
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Appendix A The SATs And Your Calculator |
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Appendix B Calculator Skills Summary |
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Appendix C Something Went Wrong |
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Index |
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