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U
sing Lists & Spreadsheet
3.
Select
Descending
as the s
ort method for
this
example, and then
select
OK
.
Sorting a rectangular r
egion
1.
Select the region of
cells.
2.
On the
Actions
menu, select
Sort
to displ
ay the Sort dialog
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
2
Important Information
2
License
2
Table of Contents
3
Introduction
13
The TI-Nspire™ CAS Computer Software for Math and Science
13
How to Use this Guidebook
13
Getting Started
15
The TI-Nspire™ CAS Computer Software Home Screen
15
Using Menus
16
Menu Options
16
Using Tool Bars
20
Tool Bar Contents
20
The Page Sorter
22
Using the Work Area
23
Multiple Work Areas on One Page
23
Creating Multiple Work Areas
24
Adding an Application to a Page
24
Repositioning (Swapping) Applications on a Page
25
Deleting Pages or Applications
25
The TI-Nspire™ Keypad
25
Using the TI-Nspire™ Keypad
26
Language Settings
26
Changing the Language
26
Document Settings
27
Customizing Document Settings
28
Applying Document Settings to the System
29
Using the Catalog
29
Opening the Catalog
30
Entering Special Characters or Templates
31
Changing the Desktop View
32
TI-Nspire™ Handheld View
32
Presentation View
33
Working with Documents
35
Creating a New Document
35
Adding an Application to a Page
36
Adding Multiple Applications to a Page
37
Adding a Problem to a Document
39
Adding a Page to a Problem
39
Using the Page Sorter
40
Selecting Pages in the Page Sorter
40
Rearranging Pages in the Page Sorter
40
Saving Documents
41
Saving a Document with a New Name
41
Printing Documents
42
Using Print Preview
43
Linking Values on Pages
43
Creating TI-Nspire™ Variables
44
Special Considerations for Variables
46
Checking a Variable's Value Using the Calculator Application
48
Using (Linking) TI-Nspire™ Variables
48
Removing a Linked Variable
51
Using Calculator
53
Getting Started with the Calculator Application
53
Before You Begin
59
Entering and Evaluating Math Expressions
59
Options for Entering Expressions
59
Entering Simple Math Expressions
59
Controlling the Form of a Result
60
Inserting Items from the Catalog
61
Using an Expression Template
62
Creating Matrices
63
Inserting a Row or Column into a Matrix
64
Inserting Expressions Using a Wizard
64
Creating a Piecewise Function
66
Creating a System of Equations
66
Deferring Evaluation
67
Working with Variables
67
Storing a Value in a Variable
67
Alternative Methods for Storing a Variable
68
Checking a Variable's Value
68
Using a Variable in a Calculation
68
Updating a Variable
69
Types of Variables
69
Entering Multiple Statements on the Entry Line
69
Rules for Naming Variables
70
Reusing the Last Answer
71
Temporarily Substituting a Value for a Variable
72
Creating User-Defined Functions and Programs
72
Defining a Single-Line Function
72
Defining a Multiple-Line Function Using Templates
72
Defining a Multiple-Line Function Manually
74
Defining a Program
75
Recalling a Function or Program Definition
76
Editing Calculator Expressions
76
Positioning the Cursor in an Expression
76
Inserting into an Expression in the Entry Line
77
Selecting Part of an Expression
77
Deleting All or Part of an Expression on the Entry Line
77
Financial Calculations
77
Using the Finance Solver
77
Finance Functions Included
79
Working with the Calculator History
79
Viewing the Calculator History
79
Reusing a Previous Expression or Result
80
Deleting an Expression from the History
81
Clearing the Calculator History
81
Using Graphs & Geometry
83
Getting Started with Graphs & Geometry
83
Getting Acquainted with Graphs & Geometry
84
The Tool Menu
84
Using the Context Menu
93
The Work Area
93
The Graphing View
94
The Plane Geometry View
94
The Analytic Window
95
To Remove the Analytic Window from the Work Area
96
Creating and Manipulating Axes
99
Moving about the Work Area
101
Turning the Grid on or off
102
Attaching an Object to the Grid
103
The Zoom Feature
103
Checking Page Contents
106
The Entry Line
106
Additional Graphs & Geometry Features
108
Keystroke Shortcuts
108
Using the Tab and Arrow Keys
108
Attribute Settings
109
Changing the Thickness and Style of a Line/Outline
111
Locking Measured Values and Points
112
Working with Functions
113
Using the Entry Line
113
Using the Entry Line Expand Button
114
Using the Text Tool to Enter Functions
114
Graphing Inequalities
116
Renaming F(X)
116
Editing Functions
117
Hiding a Function on the Work Area
118
Deleting a Function
119
Clearing the Work Area
119
The Trace Tools
119
Using Graph Trace
120
Using Geometry Trace
121
Using Erase Geometry Trace
122
Manually Manipulating Functions
123
Manipulating a Linear Function
124
Manipulating a Quadratic Function
124
Manipulating a Sine or Cosine Function
125
Working with Multiple Objects at One Time
126
Selecting Multiple Objects
126
Deleting Multiple Selections
127
Moving Multiple Selections
127
Drawing and Working with Points and Lines
127
Points
128
Creating a Point
128
Creating a Point on a Specific Object
128
Defining an Intersection Point(S)
129
Labeling (Identifying) a Point
129
Naming a Point
130
Redefining a Point
131
Linear Objects
132
Creating a Line
132
Creating a Ray
132
Creating a Line Segment
133
Creating a Line Segment with Defined Midpoint
134
Creating a Parallel Line
135
Creating a Perpendicular Line
136
Creating a Vector
137
Moving a Vector
138
Resizing a Vector
138
Creating a Tangent
138
Creating and Working with Objects (Shapes)
139
Creating a Circle
139
Moving a Circle
140
Resizing a Circle
140
Creating a Triangle
143
Moving a Triangle
143
Reshaping a Triangle
144
Creating a Rectangle
144
Creating a Polygon
145
Moving a Polygon
146
Reshaping a Polygon
146
Creating a Regular Polygon
147
Transferring Measurements
148
Transferring a Measurement
148
Transferring a Numerical Text Entry to an Axis
149
Transferring a Measurement Onto a Circle
150
Measuring Graphs and Objects
151
Identifying Equations for Circles and Lines
151
Measuring Length
152
Finding the Area of a Circular Disc, Polygon, Rectangle or Triangle
154
Finding the Perimeter of a Circular Disc, Polygon, Rectangle or Triangle
154
Finding the Measure of an Angle
155
Defining an Angle with Three Points
155
Repositioning a Measured Value
156
Finding the Slope of a Line, Ray, Segment or Vector
156
Adding Text to the Work Area
157
Moving Text
158
Using the Calculate Tool
158
Exploring Functions, Graphs, and Objects
159
Finding Points of Interest: Zeroes, Minima, Maxima
160
Finding the Definite Integral of a Function
161
Finding the Derivative of a Function at a Point (the Slope)
162
Transformations
163
Exploring Symmetry
163
Exploring Reflection
164
Exploring Translation
165
Exploring Rotation
166
Exploring Dilation
167
Other Investigations
169
Bisecting a Segment Defined on a Line
169
Bisecting a Segment
170
Bisecting an Implied Segment
171
Bisecting an Angle
172
Bisecting an Implied Angle
173
Creating a Locus
174
Animating Objects
176
Animating One Point on an Object
176
The Animation Control Panel
177
Changing the Animation of a Point in Motion
178
Pausing and Resuming Animation
178
Resetting Animation
178
Stopping Animation
178
Plotting Collected Data
179
Creating a Scatter Plot
179
Using Lists & Spreadsheet
183
Getting Started with Tables
183
Before You Begin
187
Navigating in a Spreadsheet
187
Inserting a Cell Range into a Formula
188
Methods of Entering Data
190
Entering a Math Expression, Text, or Spreadsheet Formula
191
Working with Individual Cells
192
Creating Absolute and Relative Cell References
192
Inserting Items from the Catalog
193
Deleting the Contents of a Cell or Block of Cells
194
Copying a Cell or Block of Cells
195
Filling Adjacent Cells
196
Sharing a Cell Value as a Variable
197
Linking a Cell to a Variable
197
Preventing Name Conflicts
198
Working with Rows and Columns of Data
199
Selecting a Row or Column
199
Resizing a Row or Column
199
Inserting an Empty Row or Column
200
Deleting Entire Rows or Columns
200
Copying Rows or Columns
201
Moving a Column
202
Sorting Data
203
Sorting a Range of Cells in a Column
203
Sorting a Rectangular Region
204
Sorting Entire Columns
205
Generating Columns of Data
206
Creating Column Values Based on Another Column
207
Generating a List of Random Numbers
208
Generating a Numerical Sequence
208
Creating and Sharing Spreadsheet Data as Lists
210
Sharing a Spreadsheet Column as a List Variable
210
Linking to an Existing List Variable
213
Inserting an Element in a List
213
Deleting an Element from a List
213
Graphing Spreadsheet Data
214
Capturing Data from Graphs & Geometry
216
Capturing Data Manually
216
Capturing Data Automatically
218
Creating Function Tables
219
Showing and Hiding Function Tables
220
Generating a Function Table
221
Adding a Function Table from Graphs & Geometry
222
Viewing Values in a Function Table
222
Editing a Function
223
Changing the Settings for a Function Table
223
Deleting a Column in the Function Table
224
Using Table Data for Statistical Analysis
224
Plotting Statistical Data
224
Statistical Calculations
226
Performing a Statistical Calculation
226
Supported Statistical Calculations
228
Distributions
232
Calculating Distributions
233
Supported Distribution Functions
235
Confidence Intervals
241
Supported Confidence Intervals
241
Stat Tests
244
Supported Statistical Tests
244
Statistics Input Descriptions
250
Exchanging Data with Other Computer Software
251
Example - Copying Data from TI Dataeditor
252
Example - Copying Cells from an Excel® Spreadsheet
253
Using Data & Statistics
257
The Tool Menu
258
Getting Started with Data & Statistics
263
Creating Plots from Spreadsheet Data
263
Plotting Data from Lists & Spreadsheet
263
Creating a Split Page with Data & Statistics and Lists & Spreadsheet
266
Plotting the Contents of Linked Variables
266
Plot Types
269
Dot Plots
269
Creating a Dot Plot
270
Box Plots
271
Creating a Boxplot
271
To Change the Boxplot from Modified to Standard
273
Extending Box Plot Whiskers
273
Showing Box Plot Outliers
275
Histograms
276
Creating a Histogram
276
Adjusting the Bins Interactively
277
Adjusting Bins Numerically
278
To Change the Scale
281
Plotting a Value
281
Removing a Plotted Value
283
Normal Probability Plots
283
Creating a Normal Probability Plot
283
Scatter Plots
283
From the Lists & Spreadsheet Work Area
284
From the Data & Statistics Work Area
284
X-Y Line Plots
286
Multiple Plots
286
Exploring Data
287
Moving Points or Bins of Data
288
Selecting Multiple Points
290
Selecting a Range of Points
292
Changing Plot Type
294
Rescaling a Graph
295
Adding a Movable Line
298
Rotating a Movable Line
299
Showing Regression Lines
301
Showing Residual Squares
303
Using Window/Zoom Tools
304
Graphing Functions
306
Graphing Multiple Functions Using the Plot Function Tool
306
Entering Functions from Other Applications
307
Editing a Functions
310
Using Data & Statistics Functions in Other Applications
310
Supported Function Types
310
Using Show Normal PDF
311
Using Shade under Function
312
Using Statistical Tools
314
Using Notes
315
Getting Started with the Notes Application
315
The Notes Tool Menu
316
Before You Begin
317
The Notes Work Area
317
Notes Templates
317
Applying a Notes Template
318
Using the Q&A Template
318
Using the Proof Template
318
Inserting Comments
319
Formatting Notes Text
320
Selecting Text
320
Applying a Text Format
320
Inserting Geometric Shape Symbols
320
Entering and Evaluating Expressions
321
Entering an Expression
321
Evaluating an Expression
321
Working with TI-Nspire™ Libraries
323
What Is a Library
323
Creating Libraries and Library Objects
324
Private and Public Library Objects
324
Using Short and Long Names
325
Using Library Objects
325
Using a Public Library Object
326
Using a Private Library Object
326
Included Libraries
326
Programming
327
Overview of the Program Editor
327
The Program Editor Menu
328
Defining a Program or Function
331
Starting a New Program Editor
331
Entering Lines into a Function or Program
332
Inserting Comments
333
Checking Syntax
334
Storing the Function or Program
334
Viewing an Existing Program or Function
334
Opening an Existing Function or Program
335
Importing a Program from a Library
336
Creating a Copy of a Function or Program
336
Renaming a Program or Function
337
Changing the Library Access Level
337
Finding Text
338
Closing the Current Function or Program
338
Running Programs and Evaluating Functions
338
Using Short and Long Names
338
Using a Public Library Function or Program
339
Using a Private Library Function or Program
339
Running a Non-Library Program or Function
340
Getting Values into a Program
340
Example of Passing Values to a Program
341
Displaying Information
342
Using Local Variables
342
Example of a Local Variable
342
What Causes an Undefined Variable Error Message
343
You Must Initialize Local Variables
343
Performing Symbolic Calculations
344
Differences between Functions and Programs
344
Calling One Program from Another
344
Calling a Separate Program
345
Defining and Calling an Internal Subroutine
345
Notes about Using Subroutines
346
Avoiding Circular-Definition Errors
346
Controlling the Flow of a Function or Program
346
Using If, Lbl, and Goto to Control Program Flow
347
If Command
347
If...then...endif Structures
347
If...then...else... Endif Structures
348
Lbl and Goto Commands
348
If...then...elseif... Endif Structures
348
Using Loops to Repeat a Group of Commands
349
For
349
While
350
Loop
352
Repeating a Loop Immediately
353
Lbl and Goto Loops
353
Changing Mode Settings
353
Setting a Mode
353
Debugging Programs and Handling Errors
353
Techniques for Debugging
354
Error-Handling Commands
354
Data Collection
355
Compatible Sensors
355
Experimental Data
355
Starting the Data Collection Tool
356
Automatic Start Mode
356
Manually Starting the Data Collection Tool
357
Data Collection Controls
358
Running an Experiment and Collecting Data
359
Data Collection Names
361
Storing Collected Data
361
To Save Temperature Data
361
To Save Motion Data
361
Retrieving Stored Experimental Results
364
Troubleshooting the Data Collection Tool
364
Appendix: Service and Support
367
Texas Instruments Support and Service
367
For General Information
367
Service and Warranty Information
367
Index
369
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