HP 50g graphing calculator
User’s manual
Printing History
Preface
Table of Contents
Calculations with real numbers
Calculations with complex numbers
Algebraic and arithmetic operations
Solution to equations
Operations with lists
Vectors
Matrices and linear algebra
Graphics
Calculus Applications
Multi-variateCalculus Applications
Vector Analysis Applications
Differential Equations
Probability Distributions
Using SD cards
Statistical Applications
Numbers in Different Bases
Equation Library
Basic Operations
Chapter Getting started
Batteries
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Menus
Contents of the calculator’s display
Tool menu
Setting time and date
Introducing the calculator’s keyboard
ALPHA-Left-Shift function, to enter the lower-case letter p
Selecting calculator modes
Operating Mode
√ 3.*5.-1/3.*3./23.3+EXP2.5
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Lets try now the expression proposed earlier
Standard format
Number Format and decimal dot or comma
Fixed format with decimals
Scientific format
Engineering format
Decimal comma vs. decimal point
Angle Measure
Coordinate System
Selecting CAS settings
Explanation of CAS settings
Selecting Display modes
Selecting the display font
Selecting properties of the line editor
Selecting properties of the Stack
References
Selecting properties of the equation writer EQW
Chapter Introducing the calculator
Calculator objects
Editing expressions in the stack
Creating arithmetic expressions
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Creating algebraic expressions
2L 1 + + 2 L + y
Using the Equation Writer EQW to create expressions
+ 2 ⋅ 5 +
⎛ x + 2 ∝ ⋅ ∆y ⎞
Organizing data in the calculator
Home directory
Subdirectories
Variables
Typing variable names
Algebraic mode
Creating variables
RPN mode
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Checking variables contents
Using function Purge in the stack in Algebraic mode
Listing the contents of all variables in the screen
Deleting variables
Using function Purge in the stack in RPN mode
Undo and CMD functions
Choose boxes vs. Soft Menu
@@OK@@
References
Chapter Calculations with real numbers
Examples of real number calculations
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Using powers of 10 in entering data
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Real number functions in the MTH menu
Using calculator menus
Hyperbolic functions and their inverses
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Operations with units
Units menu
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Available units
Attaching units to numbers
Unit prefixes
Operations with units
Unit conversions
Physical constants in the calculator
Quit
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Defining and using functions
Reference
Chapter Calculations with complex numbers
Setting the calculator to Complex mode
Definitions
Entering complex numbers
Polar representation of a complex number
Cmplx menus
Simple operations with complex numbers
Cmplx menu through the MTH menu
Forms the complex number x,y out of real numbers x
Functions applied to complex numbers
Cmplx menu in keyboard
Function Droite equation of a straight line
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Chapter Algebraic and arithmetic operations
Entering algebraic objects
Simple operations with algebraic objects
Functions in the ALG menu
Collect
Expansion and factoring using log-exp functions
Operations with transcendental functions
Expansion and factoring using trigonometric functions
Functions in the Arithmetic menu
FACTORSSIMP2
Polynomials
Horner function
Variable
Pcoef function
Fractions
Proot function
Quot and Remainder functions
Peval function
SIMP2 function
Propfrac function
Partfrac function
Fcoef function
Froots function
Step-by-step operations with polynomials and fractions
− 5X 2 + 3X −
Reference
Symbolic solution of algebraic equations
Chapter Solution to equations
Function Isol
Function Solve
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Function Solvevx
Function Zeros
Numerical solver menu
Finding the solutions to a polynomial equation
Polynomial Equations
Enter vector of roots
Financial calculations
Generating an algebraic expression for the polynomial
Solving equations with one unknown through
Function Steq
Solution to simultaneous equations with Mslv
Reference
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Chapter Operations with lists
Creating and storing lists
Operations with lists of numbers
Changing sign
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
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Lists of complex numbers
Functions applied to lists
Lists of algebraic objects
MTH/LIST menu
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SEQ function
MAP function
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Entering vectors
Chapter Vectors
Typing vectors in the stack
Storing vectors into variables in the stack
Using the Matrix Writer Mtrw to enter vectors
Moving to the right vs. moving down in the Matrix Writer
Press @GOTO@ 3@@OK@@ 3@@OK@@ @@OK@@ to move to position 3,3
Simple operations with vectors
Addition, subtraction
Multiplication by a scalar, and division by a scalar
MTH/VECTOR menu
Absolute value function
Dot product
Magnitude
Cross product
Reference
Chapter Matrices and linear algebra
Using the Matrix Writer
Entering matrices in the stack
Typing in the matrix directly into the stack
Operations with matrices
Multiplication
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication by a scalar
Matrix multiplication
Matrix-vector multiplication
Cij = ∑aik ⋅ bkj , for i = 1,2,K, m j = 1,2,K, n
Raising a matrix to a real power
Term-by-term multiplication
Identity matrix
Inverse matrix
Characterizing a matrix The matrix Norm menu
Function DET
Function Trace
TrA = ∑aii
Solution of linear systems
Using the numerical solver for linear systems
= ⎢1
⎢x2
Solution with the inverse matrix
Solution by division of matrices
References
Chapter Graphics
Graphs options in the calculator
Plotting an expression of the form y = fx
= 1 exp− x
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Generating a table of values for a function
Fast 3D plots
Keep the default plot window ranges to read
Reference
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Chapter Calculus Applications
Calc Calculus menu
Limits and derivatives
Function lim
Lim f
Anti-derivatives and integrals
Functions Deriv and Dervx
Functions INT, INTVX, RISCH, Sigma and Sigmavx
Xdx = F x + C
Definite integrals
Functions TAYLR, TAYLR0, and Series
Infinite series
= ∑
Reference
Chapter Multi-variate Calculus Applications
Partial derivatives
Multiple integrals
Del operator
Chapter Vector Analysis Applications
Gradient
Divergence
Curl
Solution to linear and non-linear equations
Chapter Differential Equations
CALC/DIFF menu
Function Ldec
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Function Desolve
Variable Odetype
Laplace Transforms
Laplace transform and inverses in the calculator
Fourier series
Function Fourier
Lf t= F s = 0∞ f t ⋅ e− st dt
2inπt
Fourier series for a quadratic function
Reference
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Chapter Probability Distributions
MTH/PROBABILITY.. sub-menu part
Factorials, combinations, and permutations
− r +
Random numbers
Normal distribution
MTH/PROB menu part
Student-t distribution
Chi-square distribution
F distribution
Chapter Statistical Applications
Entering data
Calculating single-variable statistics
Sample vs. population
Obtaining frequency distributions
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Fitting data to a function y = fx
195238095238 + 2.00857242857*X Correlation Covariance
Obtaining additional summary statistics
Confidence intervals
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Hypothesis testing
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Reference
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Chapter Numbers in Different Bases
Base menu
Writing non-decimal numbers
Inserting and removing an SD card
Chapter Using SD cards
Formatting an SD card
Accessing objects on an SD card
Storing objects on the SD card
Recalling an object from the SD card
Purging an object from the SD card
Purging all objects on the SD card by reformatting
Specifying a directory on an SD card
Chapter Equation Library
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Reference
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