Jeff McCalla, Steve Ouellette

TI-Nspire For Dummies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The updated guide to the newest graphing calculator from Texas Instruments The TI-Nspire graphing calculator is popular among high school and college students as a valuable tool for calculus, AP calculus, and college-level algebra courses. Its use is allowed on the major college entrance exams. This book is a nuts-and-bolts guide to working with the TI-Nspire, providing everything you need to get up and running and helping you get the most out of this high-powered math tool. * Texas Instruments' TI-Nspire graphing calculator is perfect for high school and college students in advanced algebra and calculus classes as well as students taking the SAT, PSAT, and ACT exams * This fully updated guide covers all enhancements to the TI-Nspire, including the touchpad and the updated software that can be purchased along with the device * Shows how to get maximum value from this versatile math tool With updated screenshots and examples, TI-Nspire For Dummies provides practical, hands-on instruction to help students make the most of this revolutionary graphing calculator.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118075692
• Artikelnr.: 37795270

Autorenporträt

Jeff McCalla teaches Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis. He is a T3 instructor for Texas Instruments and co- founder of the TI-Nspire SuperUser group. Steve Ouellette wrote the first edition of TI-Nspire For Dummies as well as CliffsNotes¯® Guide to TI-Nspire.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Know Your TI-Nspire Handheld 9 Chapter 1: Using TI-Nspire for the First Time 11 Chapter 2: Understanding the Document Structure 25 Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Documents 37 Chapter 4: Linking Handhelds 47 Part II: The Calculator Application 51 Chapter 5: Entering and Evaluating Expressions 53 Chapter 6: Working with Variables 69 Chapter 7: Using the Calculator Application with Other Applications 77 Chapter 8: Using the Calculator Application with TI-Nspire CAS 85 Part III: The Graphs Application 99 Chapter 9: Working with Graphs 101 Chapter 10: Using the Graphs Application to Do Calculus 131 Part IV: The Geometry Application 135 Chapter 11: Working with Geometric Objects 137 Chapter 12: Using an Analytic Window in the Geometry Application 159 Part V: The Lists & Spreadsheet Application 165 Chapter 13: Applying What You Already Know about Spreadsheets 167 Chapter 14: Working with Data 177 Chapter 15: Constructing Scatter Plots and Performing Regressions 189 Chapter 16: Manual and Automatic Data Capture 201 Part VI: The Data & Statistics and Vernier DataQuest Applications 209 Chapter 17: Constructing Statistical Graphs 211 Chapter 18: Working with Single-Variable Data 215 Chapter 19: Working with Two-Variable Data 227 Chapter 20: Data Collection 237 Part VII: The Notes Application 249 Chapter 21: The Why and How of Using Notes 251 Chapter 22: Taking Notes to a Whole New Level 255 Part VIII: TI-Nspire Computer Software 261 Chapter 23: Getting Started with TI-Nspire Computer Software 263 Chapter 24: File Creation and Display in Documents Workspace 271 Chapter 25: File Management with Content Workspace 287 Part IX: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 26: Ten Great Tips and Shortcuts 297 Chapter 27: Ten Common Problems Resolved 305 Appendix A: Safeguarding in Press-to-Test Mode 311 Appendix B: Basic Programming 315 Appendix C: Working with Libraries 331 Index 337

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Introduction. Part I: Getting to Know Your TI-Nspire Handheld. Chapter 1:
Using TI-Nspire for the First Time. Chapter 2: Understanding the Document
Structure. Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Documents. Chapter 4: Linking
Handhelds. Part II: The Calculator Application. Chapter 5: Entering and
Evaluating Expressions. Chapter 6: Working with Variables. Chapter 7: Using
the Calculator Application with Other Applications. Chapter 8: Using the
Calculator Application with TI-Nspire CAS. Part III: The Graphs
Application. Chapter 9: Working with Graphs. Chapter 10: Using the Graphs
Application to Do Calculus. Part IV: The Geometry Application. Chapter 11:
Working with Geometric Objects. Chapter 12: Using an Analytic Window in the
Geometry Application. Part V: The Lists & Spreadsheet Application. Chapter
13: Applying What You Already Know about Spreadsheets. Chapter 14: Working
with Data. Chapter 15: Constructing Scatter Plots and Performing
Regressions. Chapter 16: Manual and Automatic Data Capture. Part VI: The
Data & Statistics and Vernier DataQuest Applications. Chapter 17:
Constructing Statistical Graphs. Chapter 18: Working with Single-Variable
Data. Chapter 19: Working with Two-Variable Data. Chapter 20: Data
Collection. Part VII: The Notes Application. Chapter 21: The Why and How of
Using Notes. Chapter 22: Taking Notes to a Whole New Level. Part VIII:
TI-Nspire Computer Software. Chapter 23: Getting Started with TI-Nspire
Computer Software. Chapter 24: File Creation and Display in Documents
Workspace. Chapter 25: File Management with Content Workspace. Part IX: The
Part of Tens. Chapter 26: Ten Great Tips and Shortcuts. Chapter 27: Ten
Common Problems Resolved. Appendix A: Safeguarding in Press-to-Test Mode.
Appendix B: Basic Programming. Appendix C: Working with Libraries. Index.