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Tables Matrices Beyond the Basics Inferential statistics Programming More Information Sending and receiving Formulas Graphing a function Modes Lists Data and lists Split screen Archiving/Unarchiving Menu maps Troubleshooting Support and service © 2001-2003 Texas Instruments TI TI-83 Plus / TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator Guidebook 07/23/03 First Steps On/Off Menus Using parentheses Creating...
Tables Matrices Beyond the Basics Inferential statistics Programming More Information Sending and receiving Formulas Graphing a function Modes Lists Data and lists Split screen Archiving/Unarchiving Menu maps Troubleshooting Support and service © 2001-2003 Texas Instruments TI TI-83 Plus / TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator Guidebook 07/23/03 First Steps On/Off Menus Using parentheses Creating...
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... in Chapter 19, the full name TI-83 Plus Silver Edition is used to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 The two calculators differ only in silver) refers to distinguish it from the TI-83 Plus. All the instructions and examples in this guidebook, TI-83 Plus (in available RAM memory and Flash...
... in Chapter 19, the full name TI-83 Plus Silver Edition is used to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 The two calculators differ only in silver) refers to distinguish it from the TI-83 Plus. All the instructions and examples in this guidebook, TI-83 Plus (in available RAM memory and Flash...
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Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. Editing - TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 Keyboard Zones Graphing - Advanced - Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Scientific -
Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. Editing - TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 Keyboard Zones Graphing - Advanced - Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Scientific -
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TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 3 TI-83 Plus Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Colors may vary in actual product.
TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 3 TI-83 Plus Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Colors may vary in actual product.
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... the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-83 Plus Turning On the Calculator To turn on the TI-83 Plus, press É. • If you ...previously had turned off the calculator by pressing y M, the TI-83 Plus displays the home screen as it was when ...
... the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-83 Plus Turning On the Calculator To turn on the TI-83 Plus, press É. • If you ...previously had turned off the calculator by pressing y M, the TI-83 Plus displays the home screen as it was when ...
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Turning Off the Calculator To turn off the TI-83 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are retained by Constant MemoryTM. • Any error condition is cleared. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7 To replace batteries without losing any information stored in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B. Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620).
Turning Off the Calculator To turn off the TI-83 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are retained by Constant MemoryTM. • Any error condition is cleared. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7 To replace batteries without losing any information stored in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B. Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620).
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...83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 When to new software. To replace the batteries without losing any information in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B. Batteries must be retained. Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be longer than two weeks if you : • Turn on the calculator... to operate for one or two weeks after the low-battery message is displayed when you use the calculator infrequently. Generally, the calculator will not operate. To restore the screen, press and release y, and then press and hold } until the display...
...83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 When to new software. To replace the batteries without losing any information in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B. Batteries must be retained. Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be longer than two weeks if you : • Turn on the calculator... to operate for one or two weeks after the low-battery message is displayed when you use the calculator infrequently. Generally, the calculator will not operate. To restore the screen, press and release y, and then press and hold } until the display...
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...the top-right corner of the next line. Entry Answer Returning to the Home Screen To return to display the answer. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 When an entry is executed on the home screen, the answer is displayed on one line, an ellipsis ...(...) is displayed to the right or left. Entry Answer The mode settings control the way the TI-83 Plus interprets expressions and displays answers. Busy Indicator When the TI-83 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. When you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a...
...the top-right corner of the next line. Entry Answer Returning to the Home Screen To return to display the answer. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 When an entry is executed on the home screen, the answer is displayed on one line, an ellipsis ...(...) is displayed to the right or left. Entry Answer The mode settings control the way the TI-83 Plus interprets expressions and displays answers. Busy Indicator When the TI-83 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. When you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a...
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You can use an expression on paper. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 Entering an Expression To create an expression, you would write it on the home screen to calculate an answer. The entire expression is evaluated according to Equation Operating System (EOSé) rules, and the... answer is completed when you can use an expression to a single answer. On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the same...
You can use an expression on paper. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 Entering an Expression To create an expression, you would write it on the home screen to calculate an answer. The entire expression is evaluated according to Equation Operating System (EOSé) rules, and the... answer is completed when you can use an expression to a single answer. On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the same...
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Calculate 3.76 ÷ (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76 ¥ £ Ì 7 Ë 9 Ã y C 5 ¤ ¤ Ã 2 « 45 ¤ Í Multiple Entries on a Line To ... comprising several characters. You must press « 45. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 14 Most TI-83 Plus functions and operations are stored together in scientific notation, follow these steps. For example, to calculate the log of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-83 Plus interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables...
Calculate 3.76 ÷ (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76 ¥ £ Ì 7 Ë 9 Ã y C 5 ¤ ¤ Ã 2 « 45 ¤ Í Multiple Entries on a Line To ... comprising several characters. You must press « 45. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 14 Most TI-83 Plus functions and operations are stored together in scientific notation, follow these steps. For example, to calculate the log of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-83 Plus interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables...
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TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 16 Some instructions take more than one argument, as indicated by the busy indicator, press É. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is an instruction that clears any nongraphing key. • To restart graphing, press a graphing ... be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the location of each instruction name is uppercase. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph is indicated by an open parenthesis ( ( ) at the...
TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 16 Some instructions take more than one argument, as indicated by the busy indicator, press É. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is an instruction that clears any nongraphing key. • To restart graphing, press a graphing ... be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the location of each instruction name is uppercase. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph is indicated by an open parenthesis ( ( ) at the...
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... Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of a regression model (Chapter 12) Radian, Degree Angle modes control how the TI-83 Plus interprets angle values in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. TI...
... Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of a regression model (Chapter 12) Radian, Degree Angle modes control how the TI-83 Plus interprets angle values in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. TI...
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... of q (Chapter 5). Seq (sequence) graphing mode plots sequences (Chapter 6). Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the selected functions. Func (function) graphing mode plots functions, where Y is a function of X (Chapter 3). Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of T (Chapter 4). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 23
... of q (Chapter 5). Seq (sequence) graphing mode plots sequences (Chapter 6). Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the selected functions. Func (function) graphing mode plots functions, where Y is a function of X (Chapter 3). Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of T (Chapter 4). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 23
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... in most places. Press y Z to copy the variable name Ans to the screen, then the function. 5 ¥ 2 Í ¯ 9 Ë 9 Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 37 Then calculate the yield per square meter if the plot produces a total of 147 tomatoes. 1 Ë 7 ¯ 4 Ë 2 Í 147 ¥ y Z Í Continuing...
... in most places. Press y Z to copy the variable name Ans to the screen, then the function. 5 ¥ 2 Í ¯ 9 Ë 9 Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 37 Then calculate the yield per square meter if the plot produces a total of 147 tomatoes. 1 Ë 7 ¯ 4 Ë 2 Í 147 ¥ y Z Í Continuing...
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Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression. y B5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 38 Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V.
Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression. y B5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 38 Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V.
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... of all accessible menus are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are displayed. The green arrows on the top line. To wrap to highlight each menu name. Scrolling a Menu To scroll down and page-up the menu items, press }. To scroll up symbols. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41
... of all accessible menus are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are displayed. The green arrows on the top line. To wrap to highlight each menu name. Scrolling a Menu To scroll down and page-up the menu items, press }. To scroll up symbols. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41
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... menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that alpha character or q. After you want to select. Calculate 3‡27 27 ¤ Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 42 The cursor can select them by pressing the appropriate number key. To move the cursor to the item... you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically displays the previous screen. • Press the number or letter of the item you can be anywhere on the menu, and the item ...
... menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that alpha character or q. After you want to select. Calculate 3‡27 27 ¤ Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 42 The cursor can select them by pressing the appropriate number key. To move the cursor to the item... you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically displays the previous screen. • Press the number or letter of the item you can be anywhere on the menu, and the item ...
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... answer, 3, by 4. For example, in all cases. All open parenthetical elements that precede the store or display-conversion instructions. Calculations within parentheses are evaluated first. Note: Within a priority level, EOS evaluates functions from those of the TI.82. For example, the TI-83 Plus interprets 2p, 4sin(46), 5(1+2), and (2ä5)7 as 1/(2äX) (Chapter 2).
... answer, 3, by 4. For example, in all cases. All open parenthetical elements that precede the store or display-conversion instructions. Calculations within parentheses are evaluated first. Note: Within a priority level, EOS evaluates functions from those of the TI.82. For example, the TI-83 Plus interprets 2p, 4sin(46), 5(1+2), and (2ä5)7 as 1/(2äX) (Chapter 2).
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...technology, which lets you to store data, programs, applications, or any other variables to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 For details, refer to: Chapter 18 About 1.54 M of available memory are available for purchase from the ...Internet. Special Features of RAM (random access memory) are built into the TI-83 Plus. For details, refer to: Chapter 19 As new functionality becomes available, you to future software versions without buying a new calculator. About 24 kilobytes (K) of the TI...
...technology, which lets you to store data, programs, applications, or any other variables to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 For details, refer to: Chapter 18 About 1.54 M of available memory are available for purchase from the ...Internet. Special Features of RAM (random access memory) are built into the TI-83 Plus. For details, refer to: Chapter 19 As new functionality becomes available, you to future software versions without buying a new calculator. About 24 kilobytes (K) of the TI...
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... distance, velocity, acceleration, and time using a built-in Sonic probe. Calculator-Based Laboratoryé (CBL 2é, CBLé) and Calculator-Based Rangeré (CBRé) The TI-83 Plus comes with the (optional) CBL 2/CBL or CBR accessories, you can use the TI-83 Plus to analyze real world data. CBR collects data using data collected... in their user manuals. You can be linked together to collect data using several different probes analyzing temperature, light, voltage, or sonic (motion) data. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52
... distance, velocity, acceleration, and time using a built-in Sonic probe. Calculator-Based Laboratoryé (CBL 2é, CBLé) and Calculator-Based Rangeré (CBRé) The TI-83 Plus comes with the (optional) CBL 2/CBL or CBR accessories, you can use the TI-83 Plus to analyze real world data. CBR collects data using data collected... in their user manuals. You can be linked together to collect data using several different probes analyzing temperature, light, voltage, or sonic (motion) data. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52
