Casio ClassPad 300 - Using Main Application Modes

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Using Main Application Modes
The Main application has a number of different modes that control how calculation results
are displayed, as well as other factors. The current mode is indicated in the status bar.
k Status Bar Mode Indicators
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Main Application Overview
•Use the [Setup] menu’s [Basic Format] command to change the setting of each mode. For
details about the [Setup] menu, see “13-2 Using the Setup Menu”.
• For details about the calculations and result displays produced in each of the above
modes, see “Calculation Modes” on page 2-2-5.
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Status Bar
Location
Indicator Description Setting Status
Assist
Assistant mode: Does not automatically
simplify expressions.
Assistant
Decimal
Calculation
Complex
Format
Angle
On
Alg
Algebra mode: Automatically simplifies
expressions.
Off*
Decimal
Decimal mode: Converts result to a
decimal (approximate value).
On
Standard
Standard mode: Displays result in exact
form (fractional format). If a result cannot
be displayed in exact form, however, it will
be displayed as a decimal approximation.
Off*
Cplx
Complex mode: For complex number
calculations.
On*
Real Real mode: For real number calculations.
Off
Rad Radian mode: Angles displayed in radians.
Radian*
Deg
Degree mode: Angles displayed in
degrees.
Degree
1
2
3
4
Settings that are marked with an asterisk (*) in the following tables are initial defaults.