Calculator Activity
LIST CALCULATIONS
OBJECTIVE: To perform calculations and to determine statistical information with lists.
To set your calculator to Matrix mode press .
For the following examples L1={1,2,3} and L2={5,10,15}.
To enter the data into L1 press . Then press . After this press .
To enter the data into L2 press . Then press
. After this press
.
Now L1 and L2 are stored.
1. Evaluate L1+L2
STEP 1: Press to enter L1.
STEP 2: To add L2 press .
STEP 3: To calculate the sum of the lists press .
2. Sort L2 descending
STEP 1: To bring up sort press .
STEP 2: To enter L2 press .
STEP 3: To sort press .
NOTE: To sort ascending can be done in a similar manner.
3. Calculate the min L1
STEP 1: For min press .
STEP 2: To enter L1 press .
STEP 3: To calculate the min press .
NOTE: max, mean, median, sum, product, standard deviation, and variance can be calculated in a similar way to min.
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