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TI.34 Ü : Explorer Plus™ A Guide for Teachers Developed by Texas Instruments Incorporated Activities developed by Gary Hanson and Aletha Paskett Illustrated by Jay Garrison
TI.34 Ü : Explorer Plus™ A Guide for Teachers Developed by Texas Instruments Incorporated Activities developed by Gary Hanson and Aletha Paskett Illustrated by Jay Garrison
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... If you must be liable to Use the TI-34 Û section of America. Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in the How to anyone for Teachers ii Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be sold, and further distribution is...
... If you must be liable to Use the TI-34 Û section of America. Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in the How to anyone for Teachers ii Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be sold, and further distribution is...
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... Statistics WNBA Stats 23 2-Variable Statistics My Favorite Recipe 28 Fractions Sewing Costumes 32 Fractions How to Use the TI.34 Ü 36 1 TI-34 Ü Basic Operations 37 2 Editing the Display 41 3 Basic Math 44 4 Order of Operations 48 ...TI-34 Ü (continued) 16 Angle Settings and Conversions 107 17 Polar Í Rectangular Conversions 111 18 Math Menu 113 Appendix A A-1 Quick Reference to Keys Appendix B B-1 Display Indicators Appendix C C-1 Error Messages Appendix D D-1 Support, Service, and Warranty © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34...
... Statistics WNBA Stats 23 2-Variable Statistics My Favorite Recipe 28 Fractions Sewing Costumes 32 Fractions How to Use the TI.34 Ü 36 1 TI-34 Ü Basic Operations 37 2 Editing the Display 41 3 Basic Math 44 4 Order of Operations 48 ...TI-34 Ü (continued) 16 Angle Settings and Conversions 107 17 Polar Í Rectangular Conversions 111 18 Math Menu 113 Appendix A A-1 Quick Reference to Keys Appendix B B-1 Display Indicators Appendix C C-1 Error Messages Appendix D D-1 Support, Service, and Warranty © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34...
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... pressing The key(s) being discussed are designed to be used to use it to Use the TI-34 Û. Activities The activities are shown in black on the TI-34 Û keyboard. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Things to Use the TI.34 Ü This section contains examples on the transparency masters may be teacherdirected. How to Keep...
... pressing The key(s) being discussed are designed to be used to use it to Use the TI-34 Û. Activities The activities are shown in black on the TI-34 Û keyboard. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED Things to Use the TI.34 Ü This section contains examples on the transparency masters may be teacherdirected. How to Keep...
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... 88 digits (47 digits for a listing of the error messages. The operation priorities are displayed on ) as the first part of an entry. Menus Certain TI-34 Û keys display menus: z, % h, L, % t, u, % w, H, I, % k, =, % , and % . Ans and the operator are performed first, you...indicator, and then accesses the function printed above the next key pressed. Because operations inside parentheses are both displayed. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for example, nPr), enter the value while the item is retained in Chapter 4, Order of Operations and ...
... 88 digits (47 digits for a listing of the error messages. The operation priorities are displayed on ) as the first part of an entry. Menus Certain TI-34 Û keys display menus: z, % h, L, % t, u, % w, H, I, % k, =, % , and % . Ans and the operator are performed first, you...indicator, and then accesses the function printed above the next key pressed. Because operations inside parentheses are both displayed. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for example, nPr), enter the value while the item is retained in Chapter 4, Order of Operations and ...
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The display, pending operations, settings, and memory are retained. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for about 5 minutes, Automatic Power Down (APD) turns it off automatically. Automatic Power DownTM (APDTM) If the TI-34 Û remains inactive for Teachers vi simultaneously or pressing % , selecting Y (yes), and then pressing..., pending operations, entries in history, statistical data, constants (stored operations), and Ans (Last Answer). Press & after APD. About the TI.34 Ü (Continued) Resetting the TI.34 Ü Pressing & and -
The display, pending operations, settings, and memory are retained. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for about 5 minutes, Automatic Power Down (APD) turns it off automatically. Automatic Power DownTM (APDTM) If the TI-34 Û remains inactive for Teachers vi simultaneously or pressing % , selecting Y (yes), and then pressing..., pending operations, entries in history, statistical data, constants (stored operations), and Ans (Last Answer). Press & after APD. About the TI.34 Ü (Continued) Resetting the TI.34 Ü Pressing & and -
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Scientific Notation 6 Trig Functions 10 What's My Score?- 1-Variable Statistics 14 Heart Rates- 1-Variable Statistics 17 WNBA Stats- 2-Variable Statistics 23 My Favorite Recipe- Fractions 28 Sewing Costumes- Activities The Better Batter- The Fix Key 1 Star Voyage- Fractions 32 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 1
Scientific Notation 6 Trig Functions 10 What's My Score?- 1-Variable Statistics 14 Heart Rates- 1-Variable Statistics 17 WNBA Stats- 2-Variable Statistics 23 My Favorite Recipe- Fractions 28 Sewing Costumes- Activities The Better Batter- The Fix Key 1 Star Voyage- Fractions 32 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 1
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... averages (number of hits/ number of your players in order, from the list to 3 decimal places. Math Concepts Materials • rounding • TI-34 Û • place value • pencil • division • comparing and ordering decimals • student activity (page 4) Introduction 1. a.... times at bat) rounded to 3 decimal places using pencil and paper. Enter the first number and press Students calculate batting averages using the TI-34 Ö. a. 4.39865 b. 72.965912 c. 0.29516 d. 0.00395 4.3987 72.9659 0.2952 0.0040 Activity Present the following numbers to ...
... averages (number of hits/ number of your players in order, from the list to 3 decimal places. Math Concepts Materials • rounding • TI-34 Û • place value • pencil • division • comparing and ordering decimals • student activity (page 4) Introduction 1. a.... times at bat) rounded to 3 decimal places using pencil and paper. Enter the first number and press Students calculate batting averages using the TI-34 Ö. a. 4.39865 b. 72.965912 c. 0.29516 d. 0.00395 4.3987 72.9659 0.2952 0.0040 Activity Present the following numbers to ...
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The Better Batter-The Fix Key (Continued) Player C. Ripken Puckett Molitor Greenwell Tartabull Palmeiro Franco Joyner Boggs Baines Sax Williams Sheridan Barfield Mattingly Hall Number of Hits 122 119 119 104 103 120 109 105 106 91 113 20 15 64 109 87 Number of Times at Bat 368 363 364 334 311 366 344 338 329 290 388 74 63 284 367 280 Batting Average 0.332 0.328 0.327 0.311 0.331 0.328 0.317 0.311 0.322 0.314 0.291 0.270 0.238 0.225 0.297 0.311 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 3
The Better Batter-The Fix Key (Continued) Player C. Ripken Puckett Molitor Greenwell Tartabull Palmeiro Franco Joyner Boggs Baines Sax Williams Sheridan Barfield Mattingly Hall Number of Hits 122 119 119 104 103 120 109 105 106 91 113 20 15 64 109 87 Number of Times at Bat 368 363 364 334 311 366 344 338 329 290 388 74 63 284 367 280 Batting Average 0.332 0.328 0.327 0.311 0.331 0.328 0.317 0.311 0.322 0.314 0.291 0.270 0.238 0.225 0.297 0.311 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 3
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The Better Batter- a. 4.39865 b. 72.965912 c. 0.29516 d. 0.00395 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 4 a. 2.35647 b. 15.3633 c. 0.02698 2. Round the following numbers to 3 decimal places. Name The Fix Key Date 1. Using the TI-34 Ö, round the following numbers to 4 decimal places.
The Better Batter- a. 4.39865 b. 72.965912 c. 0.29516 d. 0.00395 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 4 a. 2.35647 b. 15.3633 c. 0.02698 2. Round the following numbers to 3 decimal places. Name The Fix Key Date 1. Using the TI-34 Ö, round the following numbers to 4 decimal places.
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... be on your players in order, from the list to play Virtual Baseball. Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for each player. Find the batting averages (number of hits ¾ number of times at Bat 368 363 364 334 311 366 344...
... be on your players in order, from the list to play Virtual Baseball. Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for each player. Find the batting averages (number of hits ¾ number of times at Bat 368 363 364 334 311 366 344...
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... than or equal to display the number in calculations. Enter 7 and press a. 93 000 000 b. 384 000 000 000 c. 0.00000000000234 d. 0.0000000157 9.3 Q 107 3.84 Q 1011 2.34 Q 10-12 1.57 Q 10-8 2. a. 5.8 Q 107 b. 7.32 Q 105 c. 6.2 Q 10-6 d. 3 Q 10-8 58 000 000 732 000 0.0000062 0.00000003 ...pencil • student activity (page 8) Introduction Set up the activity by changing numbers into scientific notation using the TI-34 Ö. Star Voyage-Scientific Notation Overview Students investigate scientific notation by telling your students: The standard form for scientific ...
... than or equal to display the number in calculations. Enter 7 and press a. 93 000 000 b. 384 000 000 000 c. 0.00000000000234 d. 0.0000000157 9.3 Q 107 3.84 Q 1011 2.34 Q 10-12 1.57 Q 10-8 2. a. 5.8 Q 107 b. 7.32 Q 105 c. 6.2 Q 10-6 d. 3 Q 10-8 58 000 000 732 000 0.0000062 0.00000003 ...pencil • student activity (page 8) Introduction Set up the activity by changing numbers into scientific notation using the TI-34 Ö. Star Voyage-Scientific Notation Overview Students investigate scientific notation by telling your students: The standard form for scientific ...
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... to Delta Centauri is 9 x 1013 miles. Press 2.5 C 13 T 9.3 C 7 Your ship can travel the distance. (distance traveled P 1 light year) 2.5000093 Q 1013 P 6 Q 1012 = 4.166682167 years 3. Using the TI-34 Ö, find out how long it take you to travel at the speed of a starship. The distance from the earth to Alpha Centauri on time...
... to Delta Centauri is 9 x 1013 miles. Press 2.5 C 13 T 9.3 C 7 Your ship can travel the distance. (distance traveled P 1 light year) 2.5000093 Q 1013 P 6 Q 1012 = 4.166682167 years 3. Using the TI-34 Ö, find out how long it take you to travel at the speed of a starship. The distance from the earth to Alpha Centauri on time...
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... Notation Scientific Notation a. 12 000 000 000 000 b. 974 000 000 000 c. 0.0000000000034 d. 0.0000000004 3. Scientific Notation Standard Notation a. 5.8 Q 107 b. 7.32 Q 105 c. 6.2 Q 10-6 d. 3 Q 10-8 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 8 Standard Notation Scientific Notation a. 93 000 000 b. 384 000 000 000 c. 0.00000000000234 d. 0.0000000157 2. Using the...
... Notation Scientific Notation a. 12 000 000 000 000 b. 974 000 000 000 c. 0.0000000000034 d. 0.0000000004 3. Scientific Notation Standard Notation a. 5.8 Q 107 b. 7.32 Q 105 c. 6.2 Q 10-6 d. 3 Q 10-8 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 8 Standard Notation Scientific Notation a. 93 000 000 b. 384 000 000 000 c. 0.00000000000234 d. 0.0000000157 2. Using the...
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Procedure 1. Using the TI-34 Ö, find out how long it take you be able to Alpha Centauri is approximately 9.3 x 107 miles. You have been assigned to go to Alpha ... get there. Next, find the total distance that you make another trip. The distance from the Sun to get there from the Sun. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 9 How long will it will take you have 5 years to Alpha Centauri on time? Your ship can travel at the...
Procedure 1. Using the TI-34 Ö, find out how long it take you be able to Alpha Centauri is approximately 9.3 x 107 miles. You have been assigned to go to Alpha ... get there. Next, find the total distance that you make another trip. The distance from the Sun to get there from the Sun. © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 9 How long will it will take you have 5 years to Alpha Centauri on time? Your ship can travel at the...
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... = 1.33 2. cos A = 0.6758 c. tan C = 5.83 27 degrees 47 degrees 80 degrees Math Concepts • multiplication • division • trigonometric ratios Materials • TI-34 Û • pencil • student activity (page 12) A 3 5 B C 4 ³ To set 2 decimal places: 1. a. Round to select 2 decimal places and ...trigonometric ratios for rounding.) a. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary. (Use % , for the triangle using the TI-34 Ö. Press 2 to the nearest degree. cos 25° 0.9455 0.6009 0.9063 3. F0123456789 2. cos C...
... = 1.33 2. cos A = 0.6758 c. tan C = 5.83 27 degrees 47 degrees 80 degrees Math Concepts • multiplication • division • trigonometric ratios Materials • TI-34 Û • pencil • student activity (page 12) A 3 5 B C 4 ³ To set 2 decimal places: 1. a. Round to select 2 decimal places and ...trigonometric ratios for rounding.) a. Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary. (Use % , for the triangle using the TI-34 Ö. Press 2 to the nearest degree. cos 25° 0.9455 0.6009 0.9063 3. F0123456789 2. cos C...
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The distance from the door. Angle A is 20 feet. Extension Present the following problem to students: You need to build a ramp to be less than 6 degrees. Press % B tan-1( 3. Use the trigonometric ratio tan = opposite leg ¾ adjacent leg to build the ramp? Can you do that and still have the angle of incline be more than 6 degrees? Enter 1.5 W 20 and press E The distance from the street to the door is 4.3 degrees (rounded to build the ramp. Is there enough room to find angle A. Procedure 1. You don't want to start the ramp 15 feet away from the ground to the ...
The distance from the door. Angle A is 20 feet. Extension Present the following problem to students: You need to build a ramp to be less than 6 degrees. Press % B tan-1( 3. Use the trigonometric ratio tan = opposite leg ¾ adjacent leg to build the ramp? Can you do that and still have the angle of incline be more than 6 degrees? Enter 1.5 W 20 and press E The distance from the street to the door is 4.3 degrees (rounded to build the ramp. Is there enough room to find angle A. Procedure 1. You don't want to start the ramp 15 feet away from the ground to the ...
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...; c. Find the trigonometric ratios for Teachers 12 sin C b. Round to the nearest hundredth. (Use % , for rounding.) a. sin B = 0.4567 b. tan A A 3 5 B C 4 2. a. cos A =0.6758 c. a. tan C = 5.83 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for the triangle. Round to the nearest degree. Round to the nearest ten thousandth. sin 71º b.
...; c. Find the trigonometric ratios for Teachers 12 sin C b. Round to the nearest hundredth. (Use % , for rounding.) a. sin B = 0.4567 b. tan A A 3 5 B C 4 2. a. cos A =0.6758 c. a. tan C = 5.83 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for the triangle. Round to the nearest degree. Round to the nearest ten thousandth. sin 71º b.
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... ramp? Is there enough room to the door is 1.5 feet. Is there room to the bottom of incline be more than 6 degrees? © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 13 The distance from the door. Can you do that and still have the angle of the door is 20 feet...
... ramp? Is there enough room to the door is 1.5 feet. Is there room to the bottom of incline be more than 6 degrees? © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 13 The distance from the door. Can you do that and still have the angle of the door is 20 feet...
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...averages. Remember to enter 2 as the frequency for all others. ³ Be sure that the TI-34 Ö is the winner? X1 = 98 3. Math Concepts • averages Materials • TI-34 Û • pencil • student activity (page 16) Introduction Discuss finding averages with your... for 98 and 1 for 98. When finished, press u " to select 1-VAR mode. 2. n v Sx sx ¹ 92.6 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for one quarter wins. FRQ = 2 4. What's My Score?-1-Variable Statistics Overview Students use the given test scores to find the average...
...averages. Remember to enter 2 as the frequency for all others. ³ Be sure that the TI-34 Ö is the winner? X1 = 98 3. Math Concepts • averages Materials • TI-34 Û • pencil • student activity (page 16) Introduction Discuss finding averages with your... for 98 and 1 for 98. When finished, press u " to select 1-VAR mode. 2. n v Sx sx ¹ 92.6 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for one quarter wins. FRQ = 2 4. What's My Score?-1-Variable Statistics Overview Students use the given test scores to find the average...
