| 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! 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. Get up to speed
easily with your TI-89 Titanium Use advanced science and math
applications, PDA functions, and more Your TI-89 Titanium graphing
calculator is an amazing tool, and this plain-English guide gets you
up and running on all the things it can do, quickly and easily. Find
out how to use the preloaded applications, let your calculator double
as a PDA, do algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, graph and analyze
functions, and much more! Discover how to: - Use
the keyboard, menus, and catalog
- Find absolute values
- Graph
and analyze functions
- Add text to a graph
- Enter data using
formulas
- Deal with vector calculus
The Dummy Way
- Explanations in plain English
- “Get in, get
out” information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and
fun
Get up to speed easily with your TI-89 Titanium
Use advanced science and math applications, PDA functions, and
more Your TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator is an amazing tool,
and this plain-English guide gets you up and running on all the things
it can do, quickly and easily. Find out how to use the preloaded
applications, let your calculator double as a PDA, do algebra,
trigonometry, and calculus, graph and analyze functions, and much
more! Discover how to: - Use the keyboard, menus,
and catalog
- Find absolute values
- Graph and analyze functions
- Add text to a graph
- Enter data using formulas
- Deal with
vector calculus
The Dummy Way - Explanations in
plain English
- “Get in, get out” information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Introduction.
Part I: Making Friends with the Calculator. Chapter 1:
Coping with the Basics. Chapter 2: Doing Basic Arithmetic.
Part II: Doing Algebra and Trigonometry. Chapter 3: Solving
Equations, Factoring, and Other Great Stuff. Chapter 4: Dealing
with Complex Numbers. Part III: Graphing and Analyzing
Functions. Chapter 5: Graphing Functions of One Variable.
Chapter 6: Exploring Functions. Chapter 7: Analyzing Functions.
Part IV: Working with Sequences, Parametric Equations, and
Polar Equations. Chapter 8: Graphing Sequences. Chapter 9:
Exploring Sequences. Chapter 10: Parametric Equations. Chapter
11: Polar Equations. Part V: Doing Calculus. Chapter
12: Dealing with Differential and Integral Calculus. Chapter 13:
Dealing with Vector Calculus. Chapter 14: Graphing Surfaces and
Contour Maps. Chapter 15: Dealing with Differential Equations.
Part VI: Dealing with Matrices. Chapter 16: Creating and
Editing Matrices. Chapter 17: Using Matrices. Part VII:
Dealing with Probability and Statistics. Chapter 18:
Probability. Chapter 19: Dealing with Statistical Data.
Chapter 20: Analyzing Statistical Data. Part VIII:
Communicating with PCs and Other Calculators. Chapter 21:
Communicating with a PC Using TI Connect. Chapter 22:
Communicating between Calculators. Part IX: The Part of
Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Great Applications. Chapter 24: Ten
Common Errors and Messages. Appendix: Creating Custom
Menus. Index. C. C. Edwards has a Ph.D. in
mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and is
currently teaching mathematics on the undergraduate and graduate
levels. She has been using technology in the classroom since before
Texas Instruments came out with its first graphing calculator, and she
frequently gives workshops at national and international conferences
on using technology in the classroom. She is the author of TI-83
Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies and TI-84 Plus Graphing
Calculator for Dummies and she has written 40 activities for the
Texas Instruments Explorations Web site. She was an editor of
Eightysomething!, a newsletter that used to be published by
Texas Instruments. She still hasn’t forgiven TI for canceling
that newsletter.
Just barely five feet tall, CC, as her friends
call her, has three goals in life: to be six inches taller, to have
naturally curly hair, and to be independently wealthy. As yet, she is
nowhere close to meeting any of these goals. When she retires, she
plans to become an old-lady carpenter. | 
