Texas Instruments TI-Nspire

Contents
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Important Information................................................................... ii
Getting Started .......................................................................1
About Vernier DataQuest™........................................................... 1
Exploring the Screens..................................................................... 2
Learning about Collection Devices................................................ 5
Performing an Experiment.....................................................9
Starting a Document ...................................................................... 9
Connecting Sensors ...................................................................... 10
Modifying Sensor Settings ........................................................... 10
Setting the Collection Mode........................................................ 12
Collecting Data ............................................................................. 16
Storing a Data Set ........................................................................ 21
Saving an Experiment .................................................................. 21
Working in the Graph View ..................................................23
Displaying Graphs......................................................................... 23
Customizing the Graph ................................................................ 28
Analyzing the Data in Table View ........................................41
Defining Column Options ............................................................ 41
Creating a New Data Set.............................................................. 42
Changing a Data Set Name.......................................................... 42
Adding a New Column................................................................. 43
Adding a New Calculated Column .............................................. 45
Striking and Restoring Data ........................................................ 47
Analyzing Data in Graph View .............................................51
Viewing Data for Analysis............................................................ 51
Interpolating the Value Between Two Data Points.................... 53
Finding the Slope ......................................................................... 53
Finding the Area Under a Data Plot............................................ 54
Removing Analysis Options ......................................................... 60
Using Advanced Data Collection Options ...........................63
Setting Up Offline Sensors........................................................... 63
Setting Up a Remote Collection Unit .......................................... 64
Setting Up the Sensor for Triggering .......................................... 65
Using the Manual Trigger to Start the Collection ...................... 67
Using a Delay to Start the Collection .......................................... 68