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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... 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
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... the TI-83 Plus. All the functions of this guidebook also work for the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 Sometimes, as in available RAM memory and Flash application ROM memory. The two calculators differ only in Chapter 19, the full name TI-83 Plus Silver Edition is used to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. 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...
... the TI-83 Plus. All the functions of this guidebook also work for the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 1 Sometimes, as in available RAM memory and Flash application ROM memory. The two calculators differ only in Chapter 19, the full name TI-83 Plus Silver Edition is used to the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. 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...
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TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Scientific - Keyboard Zones Graphing - Advanced - Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 Editing -
TI-83 Plus Keyboard Generally, the keyboard is divided into these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Editing keys allow you to edit expressions and values. Scientific - Keyboard Zones Graphing - Advanced - Advanced function keys display menus that access the advanced functions. Graphing keys access the interactive graphing features. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 2 Editing -
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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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..., cursor, and any error. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, the TI-83 Plus 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 any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6
..., cursor, and any error. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, the TI-83 Plus 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 any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6
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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. 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). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7
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. 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). TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7
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... 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 reappears. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Batteries must be retained. When to 0, the display may become completely blank. Note...
... 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 reappears. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Batteries must be retained. When to 0, the display may become completely blank. Note...
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... home screen from any other screen, press y 5. 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. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 Entry Answer Returning to the Home Screen To return to display the answer. When you...
... home screen from any other screen, press y 5. 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. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 11 Entry Answer Returning to the Home Screen To return to display the answer. When you...
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... entire expression is evaluated according to calculate an answer. Entering Expressions and Instructions What Is an Expression? An expression is a group of numbers, variables, functions and their arguments, or a combination of the cursor location. An expression evaluates to enter a value. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the...
... entire expression is evaluated according to calculate an answer. Entering Expressions and Instructions What Is an Expression? An expression is a group of numbers, variables, functions and their arguments, or a combination of the cursor location. An expression evaluates to enter a value. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 13 On the TI-83 Plus, you enter an expression in the...
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...; [:]). 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. Most TI-83 Plus functions and operations are stored together in scientific notation, follow these steps. If you must enter the symbol from the keyboard or a menu; TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 14 You must...
...; [:]). 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. Most TI-83 Plus functions and operations are stored together in scientific notation, follow these steps. If you must enter the symbol from the keyboard or a menu; TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 14 You must...
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...). When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph is uppercase. 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. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. For example, ClrDraw is indicated by an... clears any nongraphing key. • To restart graphing, press a graphing key or select a graphing instruction. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is displayed. • To return to the home screen, select 1:Quit. • To go to the location of...
...). When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph is uppercase. 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. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. For example, ClrDraw is indicated by an... clears any nongraphing key. • To restart graphing, press a graphing key or select a graphing instruction. When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is displayed. • To return to the home screen, select 1:Quit. • To go to the location of...
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...; 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 degrees. Degree mode interprets angle values as radians. Answers display in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 22 Answers...
...; 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 degrees. Degree mode interprets angle values as radians. Answers display in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 22 Answers...
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... the selected functions. Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of X (Chapter 3). 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 Pol (polar) graphing mode plots functions, where r is a function of T (Chapter 4). Dot plotting mode plots only the...
... the selected functions. Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of X (Chapter 3). 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 Pol (polar) graphing mode plots functions, where r is a function of T (Chapter 4). Dot plotting mode plots only the...
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... on the home screen, enter the function. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-83 Plus uses the value of a garden plot 1.7 meters by 4.2 meters. Then calculate the yield per square meter if the plot produces a total of 147 tomatoes. ...TI-83 Plus pastes the variable name Ans to the cursor location. You can use the variable Ans to represent the last answer in most places. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. 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...
... on the home screen, enter the function. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-83 Plus uses the value of a garden plot 1.7 meters by 4.2 meters. Then calculate the yield per square meter if the plot produces a total of 147 tomatoes. ...TI-83 Plus pastes the variable name Ans to the cursor location. You can use the variable Ans to represent the last answer in most places. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. 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...
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Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V. Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. 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.
Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V. Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. 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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... name, the items in either of all accessible menus are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are displayed. Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from the last menu item, press †. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41 Press ~ and | to the first menu item directly from a menu in that...
... name, the items in either of all accessible menus are displayed on the calculator, between † and }, are displayed. Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from the last menu item, press †. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 41 Press ~ and | to the first menu item directly from a menu in that...
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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. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination ...for that alpha character or q. • Press the number or letter of the item you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically...
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. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination ...for that alpha character or q. • Press the number or letter of the item you select an item from a menu, the TI-83 Plus typically...
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... the TI.82. 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. You can omit the close parenthesis ( ) ) at the end of an expression. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 48 Implied Multiplication The TI-83 Plus recognizes...
... the TI.82. 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. You can omit the close parenthesis ( ) ) at the end of an expression. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 48 Implied Multiplication The TI-83 Plus recognizes...
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...to : Chapter 19 As new functionality becomes available, you can electronically upgrade your TI-83 Plus from the TI web site: education.ti.com 1.56 Megabytes (M) of Available Memory 1.56 M of the TI-83 Plus Flash - For details, refer to: Chapter 18 About 1.54 M of RAM..., refer to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 Special Features of available memory are available for you to future software versions without buying a new calculator. Electronic Upgradability The TI-83 Plus uses Flash technology, which lets you upgrade to ...
...to : Chapter 19 As new functionality becomes available, you can electronically upgrade your TI-83 Plus from the TI web site: education.ti.com 1.56 Megabytes (M) of Available Memory 1.56 M of the TI-83 Plus Flash - For details, refer to: Chapter 18 About 1.54 M of RAM..., refer to a safe location where they cannot TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 50 Special Features of available memory are available for you to future software versions without buying a new calculator. Electronic Upgradability The TI-83 Plus uses Flash technology, which lets you upgrade to ...
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...é (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. CBL 2/CBL and CBR differ in that CBL 2/CBL allows you perform. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52 CBR collects data using a built...
...é (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. CBL 2/CBL and CBR differ in that CBL 2/CBL allows you perform. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 52 CBR collects data using a built...