TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies

Use this cool tool to perform dozens of tasks! Do simple and complex calculations, analyze loans, even send files to your PC Nothing can crunch numbers like your TI-83 Plus, and this handy guide makes the crunching easy! In no time youll 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 Way

• Explanations in plain English
• ' Get in, get out' information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Solve equations and systems of equations
• Graph functions, parametric equations, and sequences
• Use complex numbers
• Multiply, reduce, and solve matrices
• Add applications to your calculator

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