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 25

Part II: Doing Algebra and Trigonometry 35

Chapter 3: Solving Equations, Factoring, and Other Great Stuff 37

Chapter 4: Dealing with Complex Numbers 57

Part III: Graphing and Analyzing Functions 61

Chapter 5: Graphing Functions of One Variable 63

Chapter 6: Exploring Functions 77

Chapter 7: Analyzing Functions 89

Part IV: Working with Sequences, Parametric Equations, and Polar Equations 105

Chapter 8: Graphing Sequences 107

Chapter 9: Exploring Sequences 117

Chapter 10: Parametric Equations 127

Chapter 11: Polar Equations 147

Part V: Doing Calculus 169

Chapter 12: Dealing with Differential and Integral Calculus 171

Chapter 13: Dealing with Vector Calculus 183

Chapter 14: Graphing Surfaces and Contour Maps 189

Chapter 15: Dealing with Differential Equations 205

Part VI: Dealing with Matrices 239

Chapter 16: Creating and Editing Matrices 241

Chapter 17: Using Matrices 251

Part VII: Dealing with Probability and Statistics 259

Chapter 18: Probability 261

Chapter 19: Dealing with Statistical Data 265

Chapter 20: Analyzing Statistical Data 273

Part VIII: Communicating with PCs and Other Calculators 287

Chapter 21: Communicating with a PC Using TI Connect™ 289

Chapter 22: Communicating between Calculators 293

Part IX: The Part of Tens 297

Chapter 23: Ten Great Applications 299

Chapter 24: Ten Common Errors and Messages 303

Appendix: Creating Custom Menus 307

Index 317

About the Author

C.C. Edwards is an instructor at Coastal Carolina University and a former editor of Texas Instruments' Eightysomething, a newsletter for parents and educators.