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Contents
The HP 15c: A Problem Solver ........................................................ 12
A Quick Look at v ............................................................... 12
Manual Solutions .......................................................................... 13
Programmed Solutions ................................................................ 14
Part I: HP 15c Fundamentals
............................................. 17
Section 1: Getting Started .............................................................. 18
Power On and Off .......................................................................... 18
Keyboard Operation ...................................................................... 18
Primary and Alternate Functions .............................................. 18
Prefix Keys ................................................................................. 19
Changing Signs .......................................................................... 19
Keying in Exponents .................................................................. 19
The “CLEAR” Keys ...................................................................... 20
Display Clearing: ` and − ............................................... 21
Calculations .................................................................................. 22
One-Number Functions ............................................................. 22
Two-Number Functions and v ....................................... 22
Section 2: Numeric Functions ........................................................ 24
Pi ................................................................................................... 24
Number Alteration Functions ....................................................... 24
One-Number Functions ................................................................ 25
General Functions ...................................................................... 25
Trigonometric Operations ......................................................... 26
Time and Angle Conversions ..................................................... 26
Degrees/Radians Conversions .................................................. 27
Logarithmic Functions ............................................................... 28
Hyperbolic Functions ................................................................. 28
Two-Number Functions ................................................................ 29
The Power Function ................................................................... 29
Percentages ............................................................................... 29
Polar and Rectangular Coordinate Conversions ....................... 30
Section 3: The Automatic Memory Stack, LAST X, and Data Storage 32
The Automatic Memory Stack and Stack Manipulation ............... 32