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00_FRONT.DOC TI-89/TI-92 Plus: Front Matter (English) Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/23/01 10:37 AM Printed: 02/23/01 2:10 PM Page iv of 16
Preview of Symbolic Manipulation........................................................ 58
Using Undefined or Defined Variables.................................................. 59
Using Exact, Approximate, and Auto Modes....................................... 61
Automatic Simplification.........................................................................64
Delayed Simplification for Certain Built-In Functions........................66
Substituting Values and Setting Constraints........................................ 67
Overview of the Algebra Menu............................................................... 70
Common Algebraic Operations.............................................................. 72
Overview of the Calc Menu.....................................................................75
Common Calculus Operations................................................................76
User-Defined Functions and Symbolic Manipulation......................... 77
If You Get an Out-of-Memory Error....................................................... 79
Special Constants Used in Symbolic Manipulation............................. 80
Preview of Constants and Measurement Units.................................... 82
Entering Constants or Units................................................................... 83
Converting from One Unit to Another...................................................85
Setting the Default Units for Displayed Results.................................. 87
Creating Your Own User-Defined Units................................................ 88
List of Pre-Defined Constants and Units...............................................89
Saving the Home Screen Entries as a Text Editor Script................... 94
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Information.......................................... 95
Creating and Evaluating User-Defined Functions............................... 97
Using Folders to Store Independent Sets of Variables..................... 100
If an Entry or Answer Is “Too Big”...................................................... 103
Preview of Basic Function Graphing...................................................106
Overview of Steps in Graphing Functions.......................................... 107
Setting the Graph Mode.........................................................................108
Defining Functions for Graphing......................................................... 109
Selecting Functions to Graph............................................................... 111
Setting the Display Style for a Function..............................................112
Defining the Viewing Window.............................................................. 113
Changing the Graph Format................................................................. 114
Graphing the Selected Functions.........................................................115
Displaying Coordinates with the Free-Moving Cursor......................116
Tracing a Function................................................................................. 117
Using Zooms to Explore a Graph......................................................... 119
Using Math Tools to Analyze Functions............................................. 122
Preview of Parametric Graphing..........................................................128
Overview of Steps in Graphing Parametric Equations..................... 129
Differences in Parametric and Function Graphing........................... 130
Chapter 3:
Symbolic
Manipulation
Chapter 4:
Constants and
Measurement Units
Chapter 5:
Additional Home
Screen Topics
Chapter 6:
Basic Function
Graphing
Chapter 7:
Parametric
Graphing