Ti-84 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies, 2nd Edition - Softcover

McCalla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118592158 ISBN 13: 9781118592151

Publisher: For Dummies, 2013

Synopsis

Get up-to-speed on the functionality of your TI-84 Plus calculator

Completely revised to cover the latest updates to the TI-84 Plus calculators, this bestselling guide will help you become the most savvy TI-84 Plus user in the classroom! Exploring the standard device, the updated device with USB plug and upgraded memory (the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition), and the upcoming color screen device, this book provides you with clear, understandable coverage of the TI-84's updated operating system.

• Details the new apps that are available for download to the calculator via the USB cable
• Walks you through menus and basic arithmetic
• Addresses graphing and analyzing functions as well as probability and statistics functions
• Explains how to use the calculator for geometry
• Reviews communicating with PCs and other calculators

TI-84 Plus Graphic Calculator For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the perfect solution for getting comfortable with the new line of TI-84 calculators!

About this title

About the Author

Jeff McCalla is a mathematics teacher at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, TN. He cofounded the TI-Nspire SuperUser group, and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science & Mathematics Teaching.

C.C. Edwards is an educator who has presented numerous workshops on using TI calculators.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Work with all three calculators in the TI-84 Plus family
• Use functions for basic arithmetic, graphing and analysis, geometry, and probability
• Develop essential skills for the classroom
• Enable your calculator to communicate with your PC

Learn to graph scatter plots, analyze statistical data, and even write calculator programs

That TI-84 graphing calculator in your hand is one amazing device. This book will help you unlock all the magic, so you'll be able to use your TI-84 Plus for much more than basic math. Learn to enter and evaluate complex numbers, analyze functions, graph polar equations and sequences, calculate mortgages, share calculator files with your PC, and more.

• Meet your TI-84 Plus — get acquainted with the keypad, Home screen, menus, and mode settings
• Master math essentials — use your calculator for basic arithmetic functions, work with fractions, and solve equations
• Tackle complex problems — work with complex numbers and matrices and use the Math, Angle, and Test menus
• The graph factor — graph functions, inequalities, parametric equations, polar equations, and sequences
• Oh, the probability — explore probability, work with statistical data, and conduct statistical data analysis
• Mortgages are interesting — use the TVM Solver to calculate mortgages, loans, and compound interest
• Bright spots — import a photo to use as the background of a graph
• Plays well with others — transfer files among different calculators and to your PC

Open the book and find:

• Tips on dealing with fractions
• How to use the Equation Solver
• Ways to display complex results
• Graph formatting tips
• How to solve equations by graphing
• When to use the binomial theorem
• What you can do with TI Connect
• Suggestions for managing memory

From the Inside Flap

Learn to:

• Work with all three calculators in the TI-84 Plus family
• Use functions for basic arithmetic, graphing and analysis, geometry, and probability
• Develop essential skills for the classroom
• Enable your calculator to communicate with your PC

Learn to graph scatter plots, analyze statistical data, and even write calculator programs

That TI-84 graphing calculator in your hand is one amazing device. This book will help you unlock all the magic, so you'll be able to use your TI-84 Plus for much more than basic math. Learn to enter and evaluate complex numbers, analyze functions, graph polar equations and sequences, calculate mortgages, share calculator files with your PC, and more.

• Meet your TI-84 Plus — get acquainted with the keypad, Home screen, menus, and mode settings
• Master math essentials — use your calculator for basic arithmetic functions, work with fractions, and solve equations
• Tackle complex problems — work with complex numbers and matrices and use the Math, Angle, and Test menus
• The graph factor — graph functions, inequalities, parametric equations, polar equations, and sequences
• Oh, the probability — explore probability, work with statistical data, and conduct statistical data analysis
• Mortgages are interesting — use the TVM Solver to calculate mortgages, loans, and compound interest
• Bright spots — import a photo to use as the background of a graph
• Plays well with others — transfer files among different calculators and to your PC

Open the book and find:

• Tips on dealing with fractions
• How to use the Equation Solver
• Ways to display complex results
• Graph formatting tips
• How to solve equations by graphing
• When to use the binomial theorem
• What you can do with TI Connect
• Suggestions for managing memory

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118592158
• ISBN 13: 9781118592151
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 344