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Would you order a multi-course gourmet buffet and just eat salad? If you have a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator, you have a veritable feast of features and functions at your fingertips, but chances are you don’t take full advantage of them. This friendly guide will help you explore your TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator and use it for all it’s worth, and that’s a lot. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions plus screen shots, TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies shows you how to:

• Perform basic arithmetic operations
• Use Zoom and panning to get the best screen display
• Use all the functions in the Math menu, including the four submenus: MATH, NUM, CPS, and PRB
• Use the fantastic Finance application to decide whether to lease or get a loan and buy, calculate the best interest, and more
• Graph and analyze functions by tracing the graph or by creating a table of functional values, including graphing piecewise-defined and trigonometric functions
• Explore and evaluate functions, including how to find the value, the zeros, the point of intersection of two functions, and more
• Draw on a graph, including line segments, circles, and functions, write text on a graph, and do freehand drawing
• Work with sequences, parametric equations, and polar equations
• Use the Math Probability menu to evaluate permutations and combinations
• Enter statistical data and graph it as a scatter plot, histogram, or box plot, calculate the median and quartiles, and more
• Deal with matrices, including finding the inverse, transpose, and determinant and using matrices to solve a system of linear equations

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Customer Reviews (7)

Very informative; Great resource
I found this book to be absolutely necessary when using the TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator.There are areas of this book that are very technical, but as I got further along in College Algebra, I was able to figure most of it out.I mainly used the book as a resource to look up how to do things or answer questions.The error section provided by the author was a tremendous help when troubleshooting syntax errors and configuring the window setup.

This will help with College Algebra
I bought this book for my husband who is going for his Bachelors degree and found out that our other college course didn't transfer. This has helped him so much and he is holding a 93% in the class. Will everyone get this good a grade?Maybe not but it helped my husband. Easy explanations and instructions to follow.Would definitely recommend.

Beats the Heck out of "Manual" Labor!
All too often students and professionals get tekkie-toys that they just don't have time to learn throughly. This book manages to do just that for the TI-83+; quickly, without expending midnight oil or pulling out any hair.

"For Dummies" is a misleading title for this series. Call it "For Smart People who Value their Time and expect results".

acccurate
got what i ordered in a timely manner very satisfied, wiil use site again

Superior guide to the TI-83 Plus
I will shelve the instruction manual that came with the calculator.This is the manual to use.Easy to understand. ... Read more

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If you have a T1-84 Plus Graphing Calculator, you have a powerful, sophisticated tool for advanced math. In fact, it’s so sophisticated that you may not know how to take advantage of many of its features and functions. That’s a good problem to have, and TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies is the right solution! It takes the TI-84 Plus to the next power, showing you how to:

• Display numbers in normal, scientific, or engineering notations
• Perform basic calculations, deal with angles, and solve equations
• Create and investigate geometric figures
• Graph functions, inequalities, or transformations of functions
• Create stat plots and analyze statistical data
• Create probability experiments like tossing coins, rolling dice, and so on
• Save calculator files on your computer
• Add applications to your calculator so that it can do even more

There’s even a handy tear-out cheat sheet to remind you of important keystrokes and special menus, And since you’ll quickly get comfortable with the built-in applications, there’s a list of ten more you can download and install on your calculator so it can do even more! TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator For Dummies is full of ways to increase the value of your TI–84 Plus exponentially. ... Read more

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Lacking
This book is seriously lacking in information. If you need a guide to help you in actually accomplishing something, choose a different book.

You gotta get this book
Purchased this book that was recommended when I was shopping for a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator (that replaced a ten-plus-year-old TI-82) during the holidays for my high school sophomore daughter.While I was reading the book at the airport to understand this calculator, I taught daughter something new, and she has raved about both ever since.Calculator was recommended by her math teacher.

Good book
Dont waste your time or money if you have'nt read the other books, book realy did not tell me anything that was helpful in the use of the calculator.

Save your manual
And save your money as this book is poorly written and you will needyour TI-84 manual to get started.Many of the commands given do not work.I stopped using it and went to an algebra text book and a web site.This is my first and last book of the "for dummies" series that I will waste my money on.

TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies
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In its first two editions, Practical Astronomy With Your Calculator enjoyed tremendous success.Using clear and logical ... Read more

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Loved it!
If you're into astronomy and like to fly by the seat of your pants, this is your book.Combine it with a good reference, like Burnham's Celestial Handbook.

Turn the crank
Heavy on getting you the answer and light on the specifics of the theory behind getting you there, Practical Astronomy with your Calculator does exactly what the author purports -- gives you a simple set of equations that will tell you the wheres and whens of astronomical phenomena.

Awesome introduction to Astronomy
I read this book way back in 1989 in India at IIT library,
and implemented it in Turbo pascal on 8086/DOS.

It provides explanations of coordinate systems, time, date,
and calculations. Very well written, this is what Astronomy
was about, if you have read NEWTON's principia, or wondered
what Gauss did.

Check out Xephem (Free astronomy program for linux/X with source
code in C), Alw.exe (Astronomy lab almanac generator/DOS), if you want instant answers.

I also use Redshift 4, and starry nights on my pc to get
the star maps.

- Mosh http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh

Excellent Value at $11.80
Amateur astronomers will be able to solve a multitude of practical problems with this book.If you are short on funds and have time to explore, this is the book for you.It is well organized and reasonably complete.

The extremely concise - bordering on laconic - style poses the danger that some readers may become discouraged and will give up.The low price makes it a tempting entry-level book, but the terse explanations means you'll have to do a lot of digging, which is a cookbook recipe to discourage newcomers to a field.

I have two critiques of this otherwise excellent work.

1.) The formulae presented in this book are a little too "cookbook" in for my tastes.

2.) Further they are only weakly validated, so it is difficult to know how accurate the results are.

The cookbook nature provides little insight into the physical problem being solved.It did motivate me to buy and study Smart's "Spherical Astronomy".If you want more than superficial answers, you'll need to dig deeper.

Validation is rarely a problem for amateurs.Most people who buy this book will program the recipes on their home computers. (Most are readily amenable to treatment in spreadsheets.)So far, no problem.But how do you know whether or not your calculation of the position of Mars 60,000 ago is any good?

I think that Meeus and Montenbruck largely avoid these problems, but at a much higher selling price.

Very good book
This is a very good book. You have short explanation and practical application in calculating celestial coordinate transformation,calendar transformation, planets position,eclipse etc. and even precession phenomena. For this latter, elementary knowledge of matrix calculation would be helpful: in any case without going through matrix theory the practicals rules in how to handle them are given.
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Guides you from basic to advanced calculations required to pass the exam.

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Every stock market investor needs to be able to calculate value, profits, and cash flow in order to make basic decisions like whether to buy, hold, or sell. But it's easy to get intimidated by all the ratios and formulas, especially when incorrect calculations can lead to costly investment mistakes.

The Stock Investor's Pocket Calculatorsimplifies the math behind successful equity investing. Containing over 100 ratios and formulas, the book translates them into plain English, breaks them down into simple steps, and places them side-by-side with practical examples. Readers will learn how to:

* judge portfolio value * assess corporate strength or weakness (both cash flow and profitability) * follow revenue and earnings trends * and more.

Filled with worksheets, checklists, visual aids, and examples, this is a must-have guide for anyone investing in the stock market. ... Read more

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Readers will learn the formulas the pros use, and can then apply them for quick and accurate results.
Any consumer investing in the stock market and any library catering to such patrons needs Michael C. Thomsett's The Stock Investor's Pocket Calculator: it makes the math behind equity investing simple, offering over 100 ratios and formulas broken down into easy steps and presented in simple English for the non-mathematician. Readers will learn the formulas the pros use, and can then apply them for quick and accurate results. ... Read more

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Do you own a TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92 Plus, or a Voyage 200 graphing calculator? If you do, or if you need to get one for school or your job, then you need to know how it works and how to make the most of its functions.

TI-89 For Dummies is the plain-English nuts-and-bolts guide that gets you up and running on all the things your TI-89 can do, quickly and easily. This hands-on reference guides you step by step through various tasks and even shows you how to add applications to your calculator. Soon you’ll have the tools you need to:

• Solve equations and systems of equations
• Factor polynomials
• Evaluate derivatives and integrals
• Graph functions, parametric equations, polar equations, and sequences
• Create Stat Plots and analyze statistical data
• Multiply matrices
• Solve differential equations and systems of differential equations
• Transfer files between two or more calculators
• Save calculator files on your computer

Packed with exciting and valuable applications that you can download from the Internet and install through your computer, as well as common errors and messages with explanations and solutions, TI-89 For Dummies is the one-stop reference for all your graphing calculator questions!Download Description
Shows science, math, and engineering students and professionals how to make the most of this top-of-the-line graphing calculatorDescribes step by step how to harness the calculator's 3D graphing capabilities, advanced built-in functions, USB connectivity, and 16 preloaded applications, including calculus and electrical engineering toolsThe book's accessible, plain-English explanations are a must for users who find TI's instruction manual difficult to slog throughSince students can now use the TI-89 and other graphing calculators on AP exams, the SAT, and other standardized tests, this book will get them up to speed quickly Texas Instruments owns over 95 percent of the graphing calculator market ... Read more

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TI-89 Calculator guide
This book is OK for those new to the graphing calculator but it falls short of giving examples for some of the more advanced features of the calculator.Also there are a few typographic errors that could confuse less advanced students.

Great TI-89 starter book
It's great at showing how to do work with the most used Math-oriented functions and problems. It's also has *very* good chapters on Probability and Statistics which explain the most basic things in an easy to learn way (so easy that I was seamlessly doing my Probability homework on the *first* day I received my TI-89 calculator and this book!). Those looking for a hand at how to work with Physics with the TI, look elsewhere. I'd recommend it to any TI-89/92 user.

A simple instruction manual
A good book to complement the TI-89 instruction manual. Not a replacement, but a good supplement that anyone can understand.

Could be better
This book was helpful.I expected a little more from this book I expected an easy and helpful read but it read like the calculators manual a lot of the more important functions of the calculator were hard to find. I needed the calculator for Statistics yet the book covered very little if any of the statistical functions of the calculator.

Could have been so much better
I debated if to give this two or three stars, and I'm giving it two simply because I expect better from the For Dummies series of book.

First for the good stuff. I'm not sure you can get another book for the TI-89 for this price that will help you get started with the calculator. And I did learn stuff from the book. So if you just spent $150 to buy the calculator, and you need an inexpensive book to help you get started, this is the book.

But the bad is this. This book seems to me to have been a rushed job. I don't believe it was fully edited and critiqued before it was published. A lot of words were wasted repeating the same information over and over. In part three of the books it seemed like each chapter had a section on analyzing that was just like the section in the other chapters. Also, it seemed like the Zooming functions were re-explained a lot. In chapter seven, pictures are shown of graphs that where graphed on the calculator, but we are not give the formulas so we can graph it on our calculator (I used the formulas .5x-sin(x) and 1/3+x, but not exactly the same as what's used in the book), making it hard to follow alone with the instructions the book is giving. Much the same thing is done in chapter 20. I never did figure out chapter nine, but maybe I don't know enough about sequences.

Although the book was helpful, almost everything in it could have been explained better. And I wish more time would have been taken explaining the calculator itself, such as the differences between it and the other TI graphing calculators, some basics about how the applications that come with it work, and the meaning of the stuff you see when you use the 2nd & MEM keys. It's an okay starter book, but with a little more effort it could have much, much better.

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A good book
I tried three different books for the TI-83/84 series, and this was the best.It features easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for much of what I needed to do for the pre-calculus class that I teach.I recommend this book.

Get up to speed using the TI-84 or 85 calculator in no time.
I used this 119 page book to get up to speed on using my new TI-84 calculator.I found it enjoyable reading, with easy to understand examples, and I went through the book in about two weeks doing all the examples.It was an enjoyable educational experience and probably much more efficient than trying to dig the information out of the TI's big 458 page manual.Carl Swenson's book starts with the "on" key at page 1 and goes progressively through the uses of the calculator up to and including graphing solutions for differential equations, and finishes in slightly over a hundred pages. Even if a person hasn't had calculus yet, he or she can start on page one and work through the book up to the point where their mathematical understanding ends.For anyone that has a TI-84 or 83 calculator and wants to understand how to use it, I strongly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Graphing Calculator manual
Excellent help for learning the TI-83 when using the triola statistics manual. Follows along with the manual and is very helpful in learning the calculator. ... Read more

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3 textbooks and 2 Teacher's Manuals. Fully illustrated. ... Read more

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Great!!
An alternate and awesome approach to Math. If u can teach your kid using these books right from the age of 9 or 10 then he is sure to develop very very strong and powerful mental skills in maths. Ever thought you could do 57823423/21345 in a single line ?? With the techniques from this book your kid would do it in seconds( maybe without touching a pen or a peice of paper!!)Just make your kid work with this book for a couple of hours every week and in a few years time he'll be a mathematical genius!! ... Read more

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"Several Ways to Skin a Cat"
"Rapid Math Without a Calculator", by A.F. Collins, Reprinted Citadel Press, NJ, 1956/1987/2006.(Originally ISBN 0-8065-1058-7).Soft cover, paged, illustrations & tables, & Index.8 1/4" x 5 3/8".

Author, noted mathematician & physicist, introduces basic arithmetic nomenclature, then focuses on methods including rapid addition & subtraction, short cuts in multiplication, division, fractions, finding square & cube roots, and concludes with useful tables & formulas and a brief introduction to magic with figures including magic squares, etc.

The short cuts in multiplying & dividing certain number setsby using the complement or sliding methods and use of "casting out nines" or "method of unitates" (sum of figures making up a number reduced to one figure) to verify answers is intriguing.

Current dependency on modern pocket-sized calculators can be devastating, for if they malfunction, persons not familiar with performing conventional or short cut arithmetic may be in a quandary, including the average person whether student, businessman, or homeowner. Collins describes techniques to evince rapid end-results using easily learned unconventional formats.Significantly, the book has been reprinted and updated and expanded since its original publication.

A great book
Easy tips, that are fast and practical. I only wish I'd found it years ago. ... Read more

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Many of us want to understand how the technological instruments that so pervade modern society operate.  This book answers questions about one of those devices: the scientific calculator.  Calculator keys seem to work like magic.  They tell us, for example, that the cosine of 56° is 0.559192903. This book explores the simple internal calculator processes (called algorithms or programs) that produce this and similar results.  Although the text focuses on the calculator keys that compute powers, roots, logarithms, and trigonometry functions, insights are also provided into simple programming, conversion between decimal and binary numeration, and perhaps most important, the structure of our numeration systems.  Many people think that the processes that drive calculators demand advanced mathematical concepts such as Taylor series.  However, high school algebra and a minimum understanding of programming (provided by this text) supply enough background to understand these algorithms. ... Read more

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The bestmath book published about calculators!
I have been involved with mathematics and computer education in community colleges for my entire career and I continue to review books for teaching beginning students about calculators and computer programming. When Professor Rising shared preliminary versions of this text with me, I urged him to make it available for wider use. I am delighted that Wiley is publishing his book as I believe that it is a unique and quite remarkable approach to teaching calculator use, programming essentials and pre-calculus mathematics. The writing style is superb! It is the best math book published about calculators! - William Parks, retired from Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona ... Read more

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Today's most clear-cut guide for understanding and making everyday financial decisions

Is it better to buy or lease a car? How does one calculate an investment return? For that matter, what exactly is an investment return? The Personal Finance Calculator provides noncomplex tools and calculations for assessing current personal wealth, determining how much debt is too much debt, understanding credit card interest rates, and more.

Written by Esme Faerber, a McGraw-Hill author renowned for simplifying complex finance topics and explaining their use, this clear, concise book explains simple steps for getting one's financial life in order and saving money over both the short and long term. Readers will learn how to:

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From the first moment an investor begins to consider a piece of real estate, he is faced with an almost unending series of calculations -- and his success is dependent on his ability to know which ones to use and to perform them correctly. The Real Estate Investor's Pocket Calculator helps readers make smarter decisions and avoid risk by giving them all the guidelines and formulas they need to analyze an investment property, such as:* return on investment* yield* valuation* cashflow* monthly breakdown schedules* time value of money* taxable income* capitalization rates* operating expense ratio* adjusted basis* land measurements* and much moreIn addition, readers will learn valuable acceleration techniques, methods for reducing interest, and other ways to maximize return on their investment. A comprehensive guide for appraisers, real estate agents, and brokers, as well as for investors, The Real Estate Investor's Pocket Calculator is an invaluable reference for anyone who needs to understand the numbers behind real estate. ... Read more

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Good Book
I bought the book back in September of 2006 and have just started reviewing it. I did find an error as mentioned on page 18 in another review by another reader. The Assessed value formula is backwards and you have to reverse the numerator and denominator variables P & A to get the formula to work. Also the revised assessment example on page 20 has some errors also. The formula (1+i)^y should calculate the revised assessment column on page 20 using the 1.5% average increase in assessed value. When you plug in values with y = 1 as the power the values come out. When you use 2-3 years for y, you get a higher value that does not agree with the examples for Laurel St; Haynes St; Green and Hayward Lane respectively. So far this is the major errors I have found but will write back when I see some more. I do agree the classifications of the related formulas are great to the subject matter being expounded on. However I would also like to see more worked out examples for the formulas as this would also serve as a self check for errors. Some of the simpler formulas have no worked out examples and for some this is needed to lock in the theory.

Carpe Diem
God Bless
Dr. Werner

Handy reference guide
I ordered this book for my business library and and happy with it, athough it does have some errors in it.However, the material is informative enough to undersatnd, which allows me to perform the calculations in it.

For Real estate investor pros
Michael c. Thomsett's REAL ESTATE INVESTOR'S POCKET CALCULATOR: SIMPLE WAYS TO COMPUTER CASHFLOW, VALUE, RETURN, AND OTHER KEY FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTSfinally places in the investor's hands the same tools real estate agents use to calculate yield, values, taxable income and operating expenses. All different types of value are revealed in chapters which cover everything from acceleration techniques and methods for reducing interest to ways of maximizing investment returns. Worksheets, tables and charts provide clarity and all the formulas needed to succeed. Very highly recommended as an essential, basic pick any real estate investor should keep at hand.

invalid formulas
Correct me if I am wrong but looking at the definitions for assessment ratios they are defined as appraised price (P) * assessment ratio (R) = assessed value (A) so restating this as P * R = A then R = A / P which is not consistent with the book.The book states that R = P / A which is invalid.If you take the example of asked price which for this example lets say it is the appraised price of $107,500and assessed value of A = 90000.If you use the formula of R = A / P then the ratio is 83.7% if you run the numbers defined in the book formula you get 1.194444444444.Other than that, the book has been very good at figuring the value of a given property. This also applies to the Assessment ratio adjusted.
Here is the reference I found for defining the assessment ratio http://co.laplata.co.us/asrinfo.htm
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Answers to riddles are found by solving related math problems and turning the calculator upside down. ... Read more

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Fun for the young, may be confusing for grades 5 and up.
As stated, the riddles are fun, and they encourage young kids to get used to punching buttons on a calculator.But beware of getting this book for kids in grades 5 and above, since the math equations work only if a child mindlessly follows the operations in the order listed.For students learning the rules for "order of operations" (like my son's 5th grade), these equations are not in proper form.For example:"I can be big.I can be small.But big or small, I weigh nothing at all.What am I?"The answer says:20 x 25 - 37 x 8.You can get the intended answer (3704 or HOLE) by following the steps exactly as written.But if you read this equation by the mathematical rules learned in pre-algebra or higher, you'll know that all multiplication steps should be done BEFORE addition steps and you'll get the wrong answer!You'll get (20 x 25) - (37 x 8) = 500 - 296 = 204.My son's calculator is programmed to follow these math rules, so it gives the wrong (but mathematically right!) answer.Few kids (or adults!) will care about my objection, but I wanted to point it out so that math teachers don't contradict their own lessons by using these riddles for classroom fun.Of course, you can steal the riddle and re-write the equations using parentheses to be mathematically accurate (as I did)!(20 x 25 - 37) x 8 = 3704 or HOLE.

Making math fun
Want to show your kids or students just how fun math can be?Students of all ages will thoroughly enjoy finding the answers to these crzay riddles by doing the math problems, then turning the calculator upside down to read the answer.This is a great item to keep in the car with a calculator to keep kids busy while on a long trip or running errands.You'll wish there were more of these books when you finish the final riddle. ... Read more

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Calculator Simulation is an envelope simulation that introduces students to a variety of practical uses that require either an electronic dispay calculator, printing calculator, or combination display/printing calculator.This simulation will prepare students for future business employment. ... Read more

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NEW - Never Used. 4 Cassettes & Workbook. This kit helps Students, Parents and even Teachers experiencing math anxiety. You'll learn strategies on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Squaring and more. ... Read more