Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS - Graphing Calculator - Page 4

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Chapter 4:
Parametric Graphing .............................................................................................. 91
Getting Started: Path of a Ball ...................................................................................................... 91
Defining and Displaying Parametric Graphs ................................................................................ 93
Exploring Parametric Graphs ........................................................................................................ 95
Chapter 5:
Polar Graphing ........................................................................................................ 97
Getting Started: Polar Rose ........................................................................................................... 97
Defining and Displaying Polar Graphs ......................................................................................... 98
Exploring Polar Graphs ................................................................................................................ 100
Chapter 6:
Sequence Graphing ............................................................................................... 102
Getting Started: Forest and Trees ............................................................................................... 102
Defining and Displaying Sequence Graphs ................................................................................ 103
Selecting Axes Combinations ...................................................................................................... 107
Exploring Sequence Graphs ........................................................................................................ 107
Graphing Web Plots ..................................................................................................................... 109
Using Web Plots to Illustrate Convergence ................................................................................ 110
Graphing Phase Plots ................................................................................................................... 111
Comparing TI-84 Plus and TI-82 Sequence Variables ................................................................. 113
Keystroke Differences Between TI-84 Plus
and TI-82 ................................................................................................................................. 114
Chapter 7:
Tables ..................................................................................................................... 115
Getting Started: Roots of a Function .......................................................................................... 115
Setting Up the Table .................................................................................................................... 116
Defining the Dependent Variables ............................................................................................. 117
Displaying the Table .................................................................................................................... 118
Chapter 8:
Draw Instructions ................................................................................................. 121
Getting Started: Drawing a Tangent Line .................................................................................. 121
Using the DRAW Menu ............................................................................................................... 122
Clearing Drawings ....................................................................................................................... 123
Drawing Line Segments .............................................................................................................. 124
Drawing Horizontal and Vertical Lines ...................................................................................... 125
Drawing Tangent Lines ................................................................................................................ 126
Drawing Functions and Inverses .................................................................................................127
Shading Areas on a Graph .......................................................................................................... 128
Drawing Circles ............................................................................................................................ 128
Placing Text on a Graph .............................................................................................................. 129
Using Pen to Draw on a Graph ...................................................................................................130
Drawing Points on a Graph ......................................................................................................... 131
Drawing Pixels ............................................................................................................................. 132
Storing Graph Pictures (Pic) ......................................................................................................... 134
Recalling Graph Pictures (Pic) ...................................................................................................... 135
Storing Graph Databases (GDB) ..................................................................................................135
Recalling Graph Databases (GDB) ............................................................................................... 136
Chapter 9:
Split Screen ........................................................................................................... 137
Getting Started: Exploring the Unit Circle ................................................................................. 137
Using Split Screen ........................................................................................................................ 138