HP 6S manual Contents

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Contents

1. Keyboard

5

General keys

5

Memory keys

5

Special keys

5

Base-n keys

5

Function keys

6

Statistical keys

6

2.

The display

7

 

Exponent displays

7

3.

Basic functions

8

 

Entering numbers

8

 

Entering negative numbers

8

 

Entering exponential numbers

8

 

Arithmetic operator

8

 

Equals

8

 

Making corrections

9

 

Clearing errors

9

 

Fixing the number of decimal places displayed

9

 

Setting the display to scientific notation

9

4.

Calculations

10

 

Precision

10

 

Order of operations

10

 

Simple calculations

10

 

Specifying the order of calculations

10

 

Re-using arithmetic operations

11

 

Using memory

11

 

Fraction arithmetic

11

 

Percentage calculations

12

5.

Other functions

13

 

Converting minutes and seconds to decimal format

13

 

Conversion between angles, radians and grads

13

 

Trigonometric functions

13

 

Hyperbolic functions

14

 

Logarithmic functions

14

 

Powers and roots

14

 

Miscellaneous functions

15

 

Polar to rectangular coordinates conversions

15

 

Rectangular to polar coordinates conversions

15

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Contents HP 6S Scientific Calculator Regulatory Information USA Hewlett-Packard Company 1999. All rights reservedContents Logical operations Radix complement Binary, octal and hexadecimal valuesBase-n keys Keyboard General keysMemory keys Special keysStatistical keys Function keysDisplay Exponent displaysDisplay Basic functions Fixing the number of decimal places displayed Clearing errorsSetting the display to scientific notation Making correctionsCalculations Re-using arithmetic operations Using memoryFraction arithmetic 41/52 × 41Ë52*78.9= 62.20961538 Percentage calculationsTrigonometric functions Other functionsConverting minutes and seconds to decimal format Conversion between angles, radians and gradsPowers and roots Hyperbolic functionsLogarithmic functions Formula x = r cosθ y = r sinθ Miscellaneous functionsPolar to rectangular coordinates conversions Rectangular to polar coordinates conversionsBinary, octal and hexadecimal values Binary, octal and hexadecimal valuesBinary/octal/decimal/hexadecimal conversions Binary/octal/decimal/hexadecimal calculationsLogical operations Radix complement Entering a list of data items to analyse Using statisticsUsing statistical functions on your data Using statisticsSpecifications Changing the battery Changing the battery