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Table of Contents4
List of Examples13
Important Information16
Getting Started17
Power on and Off; Continuous Memory17
Adjusting the Display Contrast17
Setting the Language18
What You See in the Display18
The Shift Key ( @ )19
Backspacing and Clearing19
Doing Arithmetic21
Keying in Negative Numbers ( & )22
Using the Menu Keys22
The MAIN Menu23
Choosing Menus and Reading Menu Maps25
Calculations Using Menus27
Exiting Menus28
Clearing Values in Menus28
Solving Your Own Equations (SOLVE)29
Typing Words and Characters: the Alphabetic Menu30
Editing Alphabetic Text31
Calculating the Answer (CALC)32
Controlling the Display Format34
Decimal Places34
Internal Precision34
Temporarily Showing ALL34
Rounding a Number35
Exchanging Periods and Commas in Numbers35
Error Messages36
Modes36
Calculator Memory ( @M )37
Arithmetic38
The Calculator Line38
Doing Calculations38
Using Parentheses in Calculations39
The Percent Key40
The Mathematical Functions40
The Power Function (Exponentiation)41
The MATH Menu42
Saving and Reusing Numbers43
The History Stack of Numbers43
Reusing the Last Result44
Storing and Recalling Numbers45
Doing Arithmetic Inside Registers and Variables46
Scientific Notation47
Range of Numbers48
Percentage Calculations in Business49
Using the BUS Menus50
Examples Using the BUS Menus50
Percent Change (%CHG)50
Percent of Total (%TOTL)51
Markup as a Percent of Cost (MU%C)52
Markup as a Percent of Price (MU%P)52
Sharing Variables between Menus53
Currency Exchange Calculation54
The CURRX Menu54
Selecting a Set of Currencies55
Entering a Rate57
- Converting between Two Currencies59
- Storing and Recalling Sets of Currencies59
- Clearing the Currency Variables60
- Time Value of Money61
- The TVM Menu61
- Cash Flow Diagrams and Signs of Numbers64
- Using the TVM Menu66
- Loan Calculations67
- Savings Calculations71
- Leasing Calculations74
- Amortization (AMRT)77
- Displaying an Amortization Schedule78
- Printing an Amortization Table82
- Interest Rate Conversions84
- The ICNV Menu85
- Converting Interest Rates85
- Compounding Periods Different from Payment Periods87
- Cash Flow Calculations91
- The CFLO Menu91
- Cash Flow Diagrams and Signs of Numbers92
- Creating a Cash-Flow List94
- Entering Cash Flows95
- Viewing and Correcting the List97
- Copying a Number from a List to the Calculator Line98
- Naming and Renaming a Cash-Flow List98
- Starting or Getting Another List99
- Clearing a Cash-Flow List and Its Name99
Cash-Flow Calculations: IRR, NPV, NUS, NFV100
Doing Other Calculations with CFLO Data107
Bonds108
- The BOND Menu108
- Doing Bond Calculations110
Depreciation114
- The DEPRC Menu114
- Doing Depreciation Calculations116
- DB, SOYD, and SL Methods116
- The ACRS Method118
- Partial-Year Depreciation119
Running Total and Statistics121
- The SUM Menu122
- Creating a SUM List123
- Entering Numbers and Viewing the TOTAL123
- Viewing and Correcting the List124
- Copying a Number from a List to the Calculator Line126
- Naming and Renaming a SUM List126
- Starting or Getting Another List127
- Clearing a SUM List and Its Name127
- Doing Statistical Calculations (CALC)127
- Calculations with One Variable128
- Calculations with Two Variables (FRCST)130
- Curve Fitting and Forecasting133
- Weighted Mean and Grouped Standard Deviation138
- Summation Statistics139
- Doing Other Calculations with SUM Data140
Time, Appointments, and Date Arithmetic141
- Viewing the Time and Date141
The Time Menu142
Setting the Time and Date (SET)143
Changing the Time and Date Formats (SET)144
Adjusting the Clock Setting (ADJST)144
Appointments (APPT)145
Viewing or Setting an Appointment (APT1-APT10)145
Acknowledging an Appointment147
Unacknowledged Appointments148
Clearing Appointments148
Date Arithmetic (CALC)149
Determining the Day of the Week for any Date150
Calculating the Number of Days between Dates150
Calculating Past or Future Dates151
The Equation Solver153
Solver Example: Sales Forecasts153
The SOLVE Menu156
Entering Equations157
Calculating Using Solver Menus (CALC)158
Editing an Equation (EDIT)161
Naming an Equation161
Finding an Equation in the Solver List162
Shared Variables162
Clearing Variables162
Deleting Variables and Equations163
Deleting One Equation or Its Variables (DELET)164
Deleting All Equations or All Variables in the Solver164
Writing Equations164
What Can Appear in an Equation166
Solver Functions168
Conditional Expressions with if174
The Summation Function (∑)176
Accessing CFLO and SUM Lists from the Solver177
Creating Menus for Multiple Equations (S Function)178
- How the Solver Works179
- Entering Guesses181
Printing184
- The Printer's Power Source185
- Double-Space Printing185
- Printing the Display( P )185
- Printing Other Information ( @P )186
- Printing Variables, Lists, and Appointments (LIST)186
- Printing Descriptive Messages (MSG)188
- Trace Printing (TRACE)188
- How to Interrupt the Printer189
Additional Examples190
- Loans190
- Simple Annual Interest190
- Yield of a Discounted (or Premium) Mortgage191
- Annual Percentage Rate for a Loan with Fees193
- Loan with an Odd (Partial) First Period195
- Canadian Mortgages197
- Advance Payments (Leasing)199
- Savings200
- Value of a Fund with Regular Withdrawals200
- Deposits Needed for a Child's College Account202
- Value of a Tax-Free Account206
- Value of a Taxable Retirement Account208
- Modified Internal Rate of Return209
- Price of an Insurance Policy213
- Bonds215
- Discounted Notes216
- Statistics217
- Moving Average217
- Chi-Squared219
  - Answers to Common Questions222
  - Power and Batteries224
  - Low-Power Indications224
  - Installing Batteries225
  - Managing Calculator Memory227
  - Resetting the Calculator228
  - Erasing Continuous Memory229
  - Clock Accuracy230
  - Environmental Limits230
  - Determining if the Calculator Requires Service230
  - Regulatory Information236
  - Noise Declaration237
  - Storing a Guess for Irr239
  - Solver Calculations240
  - Direct Solutions240
  - Iterative Solutions242
  - Actuarial Functions246
- Cash-Flow Calculations248
- Bond Calculations249
- Depreciation Calculations250
- Sum and Statistics251
- Forecasting251
- Equations Used in (Chapter 14)252
- Canadian Mortgages252
- Odd-Period Calculations253
- Advance Payments253
- Modified Internal Rate of Return253
- Menu Maps254
- About RPN261
- About RPN on the Hp 17Bii261
- Rpn: Summary261
- Setting RPN Mode262
- Where the RPN Functions Are263
- Doing Calculations in RPN264
- Arithmetic Topics Affected by RPN Mode264
- Simple Arithmetic264
- Calculations with STO and RCL266
- Chain Calculations－No Parentheses266
- RPN: the Stack268
- What the Stack Is268
- Reviewing the Stack (Roll Down)269
- Exchanging the X- and Y-Registers in the Stack269
- Arithmetic－How the Stack Does It270
- How ENTER Works271
- Clearing Numbers272
- The LAST X Register273
- Retrieving Numbers from LAST X273
- Reusing Numbers273
- Chain Calculations274
- Exercises275
- RPN: Selected Examples276
- Error Messages283
- Index289
- Special Characters289

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