TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies 1st Edition by C. C. Edwards (PDF)

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Would you order a multi-course gourmet buffet and just eat salad? If you have a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator, you have a veritable feast of features and functions at your fingertips, but chances are you don’t take full advantage of them. This friendly guide will help you explore your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator and use it for all it’s worth, and that’s a lot. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions plus screen shots, TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies shows you how to: Perform basic arithmetic operationsUse Zoom and panning to get the best screen displayUse all the functions in the Math menu, including the four submenus: MATH, NUM, CPS, and PRBUse the fantastic Finance application to decide whether to lease or get a loan and buy, calculate the best interest, and moreGraph and analyze functions by tracing the graph or by creating a table of functional values, including graphing piecewise-defined and trigonometric functionsExplore and evaluate functions, including how to find the value, the zeros, the point of intersection of two functions, and moreDraw on a graph, including line segments, circles, and functions, write text on a graph, and do freehand drawingWork with sequences, parametric equations, and polar equationsUse the Math Probability menu to evaluate permutations and combinationsEnter statistical data and graph it as a scatter plot, histogram, or box plot, calculate the median and quartiles, and moreDeal with matrices, including finding the inverse, transpose, and determinant and using matrices to solve a system of linear equationsOnce you discover all you can do with your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator, you’ll find out how to make it do more! This guide shows you how to download and install the free TI Connect software to connect your calculator to your computer, and how to link it to other calculators and transfer files. It shows you how to help yourself to more than 40 applications you can download from the TI Web site, and most of them are free. You can choose from Advanced Finance, CellSheet, that turns your calculator into a spread sheet, NoteFolio that turns it into a word processor, Organizer that lets you schedule events, create to-do lists, save phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and more.Get this book and discover how your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator can solve all kinds of problems for you.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Use this cool tool to perform dozens of tasks! Do simple and complex calculations, analyze loans, even send files to your PCNothing can crunch numbers like your TI-83 Plus, and this handy guide makes the crunching easy! In no time you’ll be punching those buttons to convert decimals to fractions, find factorials, compare interest rates, graph and analyze functions and sequences, tame random numbers, manage matrices, and even have your calculator sharing stuff with your PC.The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English”Get in, get out” informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and funDiscover how to:Solve equations and systems of equationsGraph functions, parametric equations, and sequencesUse complex numbersMultiply, reduce, and solve matricesAdd applications to your calculator From the Back Cover Use this cool tool to perform dozens of tasks! Do simple and complex calculations, analyze loans, even send files to your PCNothing can crunch numbers like your TI-83 Plus, and this handy guide makes the crunching easy! In no time you’ll be punching those buttons to convert decimals to fractions, find factorials, compare interest rates, graph and analyze functions and sequences, tame random numbers, manage matrices, and even have your calculator sharing stuff with your PC.The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English”Get in, get out” informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear-out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and funDiscover how to:Solve equations and systems of equationsGraph functions, parametric equations, and sequencesUse complex numbersMultiply, reduce, and solve matricesAdd applications to your calculator About the Author C.C. Edwards is an instructor at Coastal Carolina University. Previously, she was the editor of Eightysomething, Texas Instruments’ newsletter that explored the features of graphing calculators for parents and educators. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Ok so in truth I have never read a book on how to use a calculator so I have nothing to compare it to. I can however tell you what the book did for me. It made navigating the physical calculator(The buttons) and the menues easy. Instead of saying to turn the calculator off press 2nd off, it says to turn the calculator off press 2nd on. This notation is used throughout. The book includes a financial section this was worthless to me I will not be doing finances. All in all this book made it easier to navigate the calculator along with giving you some cool tips and tricks. Great book in my opinion. It is a little short but I’ll bet it covers almost all of the calculators capabilities.

⭐I bought this book to help me figure out how to use my TI-83 Plus for College Algebra. When I took Algebra in high school over 30 years ago, no one used calculators like this – we had to learn to figure everything on paper. As I got to different chapters, I tried to look up how to do a certain function, and for the most part – I couldn’t find it in this book. Because Algebra was hard for me to understand, I sometimes did not know what I needed to do to calculate the formula. It would have been nice if there had been a little more help in that regard. Luckily, the class is over and I am returning my rented calculator and planning to resell my book.

⭐Others have said this as well… if you are buying the calculator, buy this as well and just ignore the manual included with the device. This is much more clear, easier to follow, and lets you focus on the areas you really need rather than trying to work through every function on a very complicated device. My son had no problem learning how to use it for the features he needs as a freshman, and I know he’ll have no trouble as he advances in math for other features as well. Highly recommended!

⭐This is a great, helpful book. Only thing is that it’s hard to find the answers fast. I mean your getting the book because you are a dummy at the Graphing Calculator…it would be very helpful if it had a video to go with it. Even being that the cost would increase.Even though the answers are in the book, You don’t know enough to find them because it’s written as if you already know something about the calculator and the functions…but of coure you don’t, hense you are buying the dummies book. I had to go to you-tube a lot and type in the wording to describe the particular calculation my son was attempting to do that was his homework assignment. I would always find it on youtube, and then I would know how to find it in the book after that. So, a computer CD-Rom to go with the book would be a big plus, with clear titles to direct you to the function, and it’s way to do it on the calculator.

⭐I am not a huge fan of the “Dummies” series of books in general. But as I am such a novice with this calculator, and as most of the books I found were a bit more specifically oriented toward one or another specific function of the calculator, I figured I’d give it a try.It’s perfect for a beginner like me. I’m sure that as I learn more and more, I’ll need more in-depth coverage as found in some other books, but this is getting me off to the start I need.

⭐I bought the book to help familiarize myself with the calculator so that I could assist my grandsons with their algebra graphing. The calculator is a very powerful tool but the book did very little to increase my understanding of the general techniques and principles. I have found that the free instructions on U-tube are a lot more helpful than this book. Sorry!

⭐I love this book because I have a TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator which I had to use for my college class. I also now can use my calculator at home (more detailed) with the help of this wonderful book. I am glad there was such a book out there to help students succeed in the classroom to get better grades.

⭐I couldn’t read the actual manual for this calculator because the book was just to big and confusing. This did help understand some of the functions but there is just so much that I could not remember it all. THis makes a great reference book tho.

⭐recommended

⭐Great price and great service

⭐Very clearly explains how to use the calculator.

⭐Excellent piece of work. Makes life a lot easier. Clear and concise. It appeals to all users, especially as the calculator is in the £70 bracket.

⭐This calculator was required by both my sons for Math and this book was wonderful at explaining the thing! Wonderful book.

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