Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Making Friends with the Calculator 7

Chapter 1: Coping with the Basics 9

Chapter 2: Doing Basic Arithmetic 21

Part II: Advanced Functions, Complex Numbers, and Solving Equations 29

Chapter 3: The Math and Angle Menus 31

Chapter 4: Dealing with Complex Numbers 41

Chapter 5: Solving Equations 45

Part III: Dealing with Finances 51

Chapter 6: Finding the Best Deal 53

Chapter 7: Loans and Mortgages 57

Chapter 8: Savings and Investments 63

Part IV: Graphing and Analyzing Functions 67

Chapter 9: Graphing Functions 69

Chapter 10: Exploring Functions 83

Chapter 11: Evaluating Functions 95

Chapter 12: Drawing on a Graph 105

Part V: Sequences, Parametric Equations, and Polar Equations 115

Chapter 13: Graphing Sequences 117

Chapter 14: Exploring Sequences 127

Chapter 15: Parametric Equations 139

Chapter 16: Polar Equations 157

Part VI: Probability and Statistics 177

Chapter 17: Probability 179

Chapter 18: Dealing with Statistical Data 183

Chapter 19: Analyzing Statistical Data 191

Part VII: Dealing with Matrices 203

Chapter 20: Creating and Editing Matrices 205

Chapter 21: Using Matrices 211

Part VIII: Communicating with PCs and Other Calculators 217

Chapter 22: Communicating with a PC with TI ConnectTM 219

Chapter 23: Communicating Between Calculators 223

Part IX: The Part of Tens 229

Chapter 24: Ten Great Applications 231

Chapter 25: Eight Common Errors 235

Chapter 26: Eleven Common Error Messages 239

Index 243

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.