Casio fx-500ES 2

CASIO Europe GmbH

Bornbarch 10, 22848 Norderstedt, Germany

Contents

Page Page About this Manual Initializing the Calculator Safety Precautions Handling Precautions Before Using the Calculator kAbout the Display kDisplay Indicators Sample Display: This Means this: Calculation Modes and Calculator Setup Specifying the Calculation Mode Specifying the Input/Output Format Specifying the Default Angle Unit Specifying the Number of Display Digits Specifying the Fraction Display Format Specifying the Complex Number Display Format Specifying the Statistical Display Format Specifying the Decimal Point Display Format a+bi Inputting Expressions and Values Inputting a Function with Parenthesis Omitting the Multiplication Sign Final Closed Parenthesis Displaying a Long Expression Number of Input Characters (Bytes) About the Insert and Overwrite Input Modes Changing the Character or Function You Just Input Deleting a Character or Function Correcting a Calculation Inserting Input into a Calculation kDisplaying the Location of an Error kInputting with Math Format Functions and Symbols Supported for Math Format Input Math Format Input Examples Incorporating a Value into a Function Displaying Calculation Results in a Form that Includes , etc Example 3: sin–1 (0.5) Angle Unit Input Value Range k 'Form Calculation Range ±a'b , ± d ± a'b, ± a'b ± d'e Reasons why the results of the examples are displayed in decimal form Basic Calculations Number of Decimal Places and Number of Significant Digits Omitting a Final Closed Parenthesis Switching between Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction Format Switching between Fraction and Decimal Format Inputting Sexagesimal Values Sexagesimal Calculations Converting Values between Sexagesimal and Decimal Using Multi-statementsin Calculations Using Calculation History Memory and Replay Recalling Calculation History Memory Contents Replay Function Using Calculator Memory Answer Memory Overview Using Answer Memory to Perform a Series of Calculations Inputting Answer Memory Contents into an Expression Independent Memory Overview Calculation Examples Using Independent Memory Clearing Independent Memory Variable Overview Clearing the Contents of a Specific Variable Function Calculations k Converting an Input Value to the Calculator’s Default Angle Unit k Exponential Functions and Logarithmic k Power Functions and Power Root k Rectangular-PolarCoordinate Conversion Converting to Polar Coordinates (Pol) Converting to Rectangular Coordinates (Rec) Factorial (!) Absolute Value Calculation (Abs) Random Number (Ran#) Permutation (nPr) and Combination (nCr) Rounding Function (Rnd) Display Digits Setting: Fix or Sci Transforming Displayed Values Formats Supported for S-DTransformation Examples of S-DTransformation Statistical Calculation (STAT) Selecting a Statistical Calculation Type Displaying the STAT Editor Screen STAT Editor Screen FREQ (Frequency) Column Rules for Inputting Sample Data on the STAT Editor Screen STAT Editor Screen Input Precautions Precautions Concerning Sample Data Storage Editing Sample Data Inserting a Line Deleting All STAT Editor Contents k STAT Calculation Screen k Using the STAT Menu STAT Menu Items Single-variable (1-VAR)Statistical Calculation Commands Commands when Linear Regression Calculation (A+BX) Is Selected Page Commands when Quadratic Regression Calculation (_+CX2) Is Selected Comments for Other Types of Regression Command Usage Tips Equation Calculations Changing the Current Equation Type Setting Rules for Inputting and Editing Coefficients Initializing All Coefficients to Zero Coefficient Editor Screen Input Precautions Generating a Number Table from a Function kSupported Function Types Technical Information kCalculation Priority Sequence kStack Limitations kCalculation Ranges, Number of Digits, and Precision kError Messages kBefore assuming malfunction of the calculator Reference Replacing the Battery Auto Power Off Specifications CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD