HP 300s+ Scientific manual 3

Table of contents

About this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Initializing the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Disposing of the Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Other Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Before Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Display Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Calculation Modes and Calculator Setup . . . . . 6

Calculation Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Specifying the Calculation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Configuring the Calculator Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Specifying the Input/Output Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Specifying the Default Angle Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Specifying the Number of Display Digits. . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Calculation Result Display Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Specifying the Fraction Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Specifying the Statistical Display Format . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Specifying the Decimal Point Display Format. . . . . . . . . .8

Initializing the Calculation Mode and Other Settings . . . .8

Inputting Expressions and Values . . . . . . . . . . 9

Inputting a Calculation Expression Using Standard Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Inputting a General Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Omitting the Multiplication Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Final Closed Parentheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Displaying a Long Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Number of Input Characters (Bytes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Correcting an Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 About Insert and Overwrite Input Modes . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Changing the Character or Function You Just Input . . .11 Deleting a Character or Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Correcting a Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Inserting Input into a Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Displaying the Location of an Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Inputting with Math Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Functions and Symbols Supported for Math Format Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Math Format Input Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Incorporating a Value into a Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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