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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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TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 Chapter 1: Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-83 Plus are the same. All the instructions and examples in silver) refers to distinguish it from the TI-83 Plus. Sometimes, as in available RAM memory and Flash application ROM memory. The two calculators differ only in Chapter 19...
TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 Chapter 1: Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-83 Plus are the same. All the instructions and examples in silver) refers to distinguish it from the TI-83 Plus. Sometimes, as in available RAM memory and Flash application ROM memory. The two calculators differ only in Chapter 19...
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Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Keyboard Zones Graphing - Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Editing - Advanced - TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Scientific - Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator.
Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Keyboard Zones Graphing - Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Editing - Advanced - TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Scientific - Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator.
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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. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 3
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TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6 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 you last used ... error. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, any communication activity will "wake up " when you complete the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without...
TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6 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 you last used ... error. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, any communication activity will "wake up " when you complete the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without...
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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. Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620). 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.
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. Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620). 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.
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... or two weeks after the low-battery message is displayed when you adjust the contrast setting to 0, the display may become completely blank. Generally, the calculator will not operate. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be retained. Batteries must be replaced.
... or two weeks after the low-battery message is displayed when you adjust the contrast setting to 0, the display may become completely blank. Generally, the calculator will not operate. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be retained. Batteries must be replaced.
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..., press y 5. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 When you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as a list or matrix, is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Busy Indicator When the TI-83 Plus is too long to... display entirely on the right side of the screen. Entry Answer The mode settings control the way the TI-83 Plus interprets expressions and displays answers...
..., press y 5. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 When you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as a list or matrix, is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Busy Indicator When the TI-83 Plus is too long to... display entirely on the right side of the screen. Entry Answer The mode settings control the way the TI-83 Plus interprets expressions and displays answers...
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... an expression on paper. For example, pR2 is completed when you can use an expression to calculate an answer. In most places where a value is evaluated according to a single answer. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the same order as you enter numbers, variables, and functions...
... an expression on paper. For example, pR2 is completed when you can use an expression to calculate an answer. In most places where a value is evaluated according to a single answer. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the same order as you enter numbers, variables, and functions...
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...comprising several characters. You must press « 45. For example, to calculate the log of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-83 Plus interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables L, O, and G. 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 enter two or more expressions or instructions on a line, separate them with colons (ƒ [:]). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition...
...comprising several characters. You must press « 45. For example, to calculate the log of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-83 Plus interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables L, O, and G. 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 enter two or more expressions or instructions on a line, separate them with colons (ƒ [:]). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition...
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... as indicated by the busy indicator, press É. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is indicated by an open parenthesis ( ( ) at the end of the name. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 16 In general, the first letter of the interruption, select 2:Goto. For...• To restart graphing, press a graphing key or select a graphing instruction. For example, ClrDraw is uppercase. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. Instructions cannot be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the home screen, ...
... as indicated by the busy indicator, press É. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is indicated by an open parenthesis ( ( ) at the end of the name. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 16 In general, the first letter of the interruption, select 2:Goto. For...• To restart graphing, press a graphing key or select a graphing instruction. For example, ClrDraw is uppercase. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. Instructions cannot be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the home screen, ...
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...TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 22 The decimal setting applies to these numbers: • An answer displayed on the home screen • Coordinates on a graph (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The 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...
...TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 22 The decimal setting applies to these numbers: • An answer displayed on the home screen • Coordinates on a graph (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The 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...
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... (Chapter 6). Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the selected functions. Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the selected functions. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 23 Func (function) graphing mode plots functions, where Y is a function of X (Chapter 3). Dot plotting mode plots only the...
... (Chapter 6). Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the selected functions. Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the selected functions. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 23 Func (function) graphing mode plots functions, where Y is a function of X (Chapter 3). Dot plotting mode plots only the...
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... Í ¯ 9 Ë 9 Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 37 The TI-83 Plus pastes the variable name Ans to the cursor location. On a blank line on the home screen, enter the function. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. You can use the variable Ans to represent the last... answer in the next expression without entering the value again or pressing y Z. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-83 Plus uses the value of ...
... Í ¯ 9 Ë 9 Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 37 The TI-83 Plus pastes the variable name Ans to the cursor location. On a blank line on the home screen, enter the function. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. You can use the variable Ans to represent the last... answer in the next expression without entering the value again or pressing y Z. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-83 Plus uses the value of ...
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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. y B5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 38 Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression.
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. y B5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 38 Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression.
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... access more than one menu. To scroll up six menu items at a time, press ƒ †. The green arrows on the top line. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41 Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from the first menu item, press }. Scrolling a Menu To scroll down the menu... †. To wrap to highlight each menu name. Press ~ and | to the last menu item directly from a menu in that menu are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are the page-down six menu items at a time, press ƒ }.
... access more than one menu. To scroll up six menu items at a time, press ƒ †. The green arrows on the top line. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41 Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from the first menu item, press }. Scrolling a Menu To scroll down the menu... †. To wrap to highlight each menu name. Press ~ and | to the last menu item directly from a menu in that menu are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are the page-down six menu items at a time, press ƒ }.
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... key. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination for that alpha character or q. Calculate 3‡27 27 ¤ Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 42 • Press the number or letter of the item you can be anywhere on the menu, and the item...205;. Note: On the LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that character, the cursor moves beyond it to the item you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically displays the previous screen. To move the cursor to the...
... key. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination for that alpha character or q. Calculate 3‡27 27 ¤ Í TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 42 • Press the number or letter of the item you can be anywhere on the menu, and the item...205;. Note: On the LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that character, the cursor moves beyond it to the item you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically displays the previous screen. To move the cursor to the...
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...multiplication, so you need not press ¯ to right. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 48 Note: TI-83 Plus implied multiplication rules, although like theTI.83, differ from left to express multiplication in the expression 4(1+2), EOS...TI-83 Plus interprets 2p, 4sin(46), 5(1+2), and (2ä5)7 as 1/(2äX) (Chapter 2). Parentheses All calculations inside the parentheses, 1+2, and then multiplies the answer, 3, by 4. For example, the TI-83 Plus evaluates 1à2X as (1à2)äX, while the TI.82 evaluates 1à2X as implied multiplication. Calculations...
...multiplication, so you need not press ¯ to right. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 48 Note: TI-83 Plus implied multiplication rules, although like theTI.83, differ from left to express multiplication in the expression 4(1+2), EOS...TI-83 Plus interprets 2p, 4sin(46), 5(1+2), and (2ä5)7 as 1/(2äX) (Chapter 2). Parentheses All calculations inside the parentheses, 1+2, and then multiplies the answer, 3, by 4. For example, the TI-83 Plus evaluates 1à2X as (1à2)äX, while the TI.82 evaluates 1à2X as implied multiplication. Calculations...
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..., or any other variables to future software versions without buying a new calculator. Future software versions include maintenance upgrades that will be released free of available memory are available for you upgrade to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 For details, refer to compute and store functions, programs, and...
..., or any other variables to future software versions without buying a new calculator. Future software versions include maintenance upgrades that will be released free of available memory are available for you upgrade to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 For details, refer to compute and store functions, programs, and...
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You can find more than one type of data at the same time. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52 When coupled with the CBL/CBR application already installed. CBR collects data using several different probes analyzing temperature, light, voltage, or sonic...more information on CBL 2/CBL and CBR 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. For details, refer to: ...
You can find more than one type of data at the same time. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52 When coupled with the CBL/CBR application already installed. CBR collects data using several different probes analyzing temperature, light, voltage, or sonic...more information on CBL 2/CBL and CBR 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. For details, refer to: ...