Page 2 - Important Information
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Page 3 - Contents; D E
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Contents Important Information ........................................................................ 2Contents ............................................................................................ 3TI-73 Explorer™ keys ...................................
Page 4 - keys
4 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-73 Explorer ™ keys $ " # ! Let you move the cursor in four directions on the screen. : Erases entries and answers on the Home screen and entry line. 9 Lists the applications installed on your TI-73 Explorer. ^ Turns on the TI-73 Explorer. b Evaluates a...
Page 5 - Turning on and turning off the TI-73 Explorer; Automatic Power DownTM
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 5 Turning on and turning off the TI-73 Explorer ™ • To turn on the TI-73 Explorer, press ^ located at the lower left corner of the device. • To turn off the TI-73 Explorer, press - , and then the ^ key. The next time you turn on the TI-73 Explorer, the Home scr...
Page 6 - Home screen; Press
6 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Home screen The first time you turn on your TI-73 Explorer™, this screen appears: Note: Download the latest operating system (OS) to your Internet- enabled computer using the TI-Connectivity Kit. Both the latest OS and TI Connectivity Kit are available at edu...
Page 7 - Entering secondary functions; key, and then press a key
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 7 Example: Multiply 5 x 4. Entering secondary functions - Secondary functions are printed in yellow above the keys. To select a secondary function, first press the yellow - key, and then press a key with a secondary function. For example, to view the CATALOG me...
Page 8 - Entering text; Done
8 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Entering text - t You can use the Text Editor to key in text, such as alphabetic characters, braces, quotation marks, spaces, and relations. • To access the Text Editor, press - t . • To return to the Home screen from the Text Editor: Select Done in the Text ...
Page 9 - Clear
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 9 Clear : and Quit - l Clear : The : key is located just below the four cursor keys at the upper right corner of the keyboard. • Pressing : while entering information clears the entry line. • Pressing : when the cursor is on a blank line clears the Home screen....
Page 10 - Using subtraction; T a
10 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Using subtraction T and negation a keys • Use T to enter subtraction operations. • Use a to enter a negative number in an operation, expression, or on a setup screen. Note: The TI-73 Explorer™ subtraction and negation symbols appear slightly different to mak...
Page 11 - Keyboard math applications; Add
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 11 Keyboard math applications Example: Add L 456 + 123. Example: Divide 45.68 P 123. Example: Multiply 28 Q 1.5. Press Result a 4 5 6 \ 1 2 3 b Press Result 4 5 ` 6 8 F 1 2 3 b Press Result 2 8 M 1 . 5 b
Page 12 - Integer division; divides two positive integers and displays the quotient and; Percent; The answer is
12 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Integer division - Œ - Œ divides two positive integers and displays the quotient and remainder ( r ). Example: Calculate 11 P 2 using integer division. Percent C Example: Convert 75% to a decimal. Press Result 1 1 - Œ 2 b Note: The answer is 5 with a remaind...
Page 13 - Square; Calculate 5; D a
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 13 Square 6 Example: Calculate 5 2 . Example: Compare the results of L 5 2 and ( L 5) 2 . Press Result 5 6 b Press Result a 5 6 b D a 5 E 6 b
Page 14 - Square root; Calculate; Pi; The TI-73 ExplorerTM displays
14 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Square root - z Example: Calculate . Pi - „ The TI-73 Explorer™ displays p = 3.141592654 but uses 3.1415926535898 in calculations. Example: Multiply 4 Q p . Press Result - z 2 5 6 E b Press Result 4 M - „ b 256
Page 15 - Fractions; Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook; Mansimp
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 15 Fractions This example shows the stacked fraction and manual simplification features of the TI-73 Explorer™. (See Chapter 3 of the TI-73 Explorer Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook .) Example: Add 1 3/4 + 2 4/8 and manually simplify the result. Press Res...
Page 16 - Choosing the simplification factor; Add 4/16 + 8/16 and choose the simplification factor to reduce
16 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Choosing the simplification factor Example: Add 4/16 + 8/16 and choose the simplification factor to reduce the sum to lowest terms. Press Result - l : 4 = 1 6 " \ 8 = 1 6 b B 2 b B 3 b Because the result did not change, try another factor. B 2 b Simplifi...
Page 17 - Constants with counter-creating number patterns; repeatedly until
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 17 Constants with counter-creating number patterns The TI-73 Explorer™ Constant feature makes it easy to create number patterns. Watch the pattern in the example below take shape on the Home screen. Example: Set up a SINGLE counter, define a constant (+5), and ...
Page 18 - Scrolling on the Home screen; b b
18 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Scrolling on the Home screen The TI-73 Explorer™ scrolling feature helps make number investigation easy by providing a copy and paste functionality. Example: Sum the second (5 + 5) and fifth (20 + 5) terms of the number pattern created in the previous exampl...
Page 19 - Using parentheses; Try each of the examples above without the parentheses and see
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 19 Using parentheses D E Example: Multiply 4 * 1 + 2 and 4 * (1 + 2). Example: Divide 1/2 P 2/3 (not using stacked fraction capability). Example: Calculate 16 ^ . Note: Try each of the examples above without the parentheses and see what happens! Press Result 4 ...
Page 20 - menus
20 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-73 Explorer ™ menus You use a menu to enter most TI-73 Explorer functions and instructions on the Home screen. To select an item from a displayed menu: • Press the number or letter displayed to the left of the item. — or — • Use the cursor keys ( † or } )...
Page 21 - Selected TI-73 Explorer; categorical
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 21 Selected TI-73 Explorer ™ menus TI-73 Explorer graphing menus To select Description Press Mode menu Lists commands that let you control how numbers are displayed and interpreted . MATH menu Lists math functions, including number, probability, and logic DRAW ...
Page 22 - Lists options specifying table settings; To select
22 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. TABLE SETUP menu Lists options specifying table settings y f Window format menu Lets you choose display settings for function graphing and statistical plotting y g To select Description Press
Page 23 - Changing mode settings; Float; Mode settings; Normal Sci
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 23 Changing mode settings Use mode settings to specify how the TI-73 Explorer™ interprets entries and displays answers. Example: Change the mode setting for decimals from Float to 3 decimal places. Note: You must highlight a mode setting and press Í to change i...
Page 24 - Creating lists and statistical plots
24 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Creating lists and statistical plots To create categorical and number lists: 1. Use the List Editor to enter the categorical and numerical lists. 2. Use the PLOT menu to plot the lists. Example: Enter a categorical list in L 1 made up of list elements BLUE, ...
Page 25 - The mode setting for
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 25 " (to move cursor to L2) 1 5 b 2 5 b 1 0 b Note: The mode setting for decimals in this example is set to Float . (See “Changing mode settings” on page 23.) - e b ! b (to enter statistical plot setup screen and turn Plot 1 on) # " " " " b ...
Page 27 - Graphing a line; TI-73 ExplorerTM Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook; ZDecimal
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 27 Graphing a line To graph a line: 1. Display the Y= Editor. 2. Enter the line. 3. Display the graph. (See the TI-73 Explorer™ Software Graphing Calculator Guidebook for more detailed information.) Example: Graph the line Y = 2x + 1. Press Result & : 2 I +...
Page 28 - Error messages; TI-73 Explorer Software Graphing Calculator; Sample error messages; BREAK
28 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Error messages The TI-73 Explorer™ displays an error message whenever an error occurs. Example: Generate an error by entering the least common multiple function lcm( followed by only one number. • To return to the Home screen with the cursor on a new entry l...
Page 29 - TI-73 Explorer Software Graphing; Error Description
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 29 DOMAIN You specified an argument to a function or instruction outside the valid range, such as using a negative frequency in box plots. Note: Because The TI-73 Explorer™ allows undefined values on a graph, this error is not displayed during graphing. ERROR I...
Page 30 - MEMORY menu; to open the MEMORY menu.
30 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. MEMORY menu - Ÿ To display the list of commands used to manage TI-73 Explorer™ memory, press - Ÿ to open the MEMORY menu. To select a command from the MEMORY menu, use the cursor keys to select it and press b . To exit the MEMORY menu or a command screen and...
Page 31 - spaces; Resetting memory and defaults; Command Action
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 31 3:Check APPs - Ÿ The 3:Check APPs command displays the Spaces Free screen, where you can view the memory available for Apps in terms of spaces . Apps spaces are used by preloaded Apps. The preloaded CBL™/CBR™ App uses one space. The screen also lists the App...
Page 33 - Installing handheld software applications; Instructions for Windows® using TI Connect; Desktop icon method
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 33 Installing handheld software applications You can update the functionality of your TI-73 Explorer™ by installing handheld software applications (Apps). Installing Apps on your TI-73 Explorer is similar to installing new software applications on your computer...
Page 34 - Instructions for Macintosh® using TI Connect; Connection
34 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Instructions for Macintosh® using TI Connect ™ 1. Connect your computer and handheld device with the TI Connectivity cable. 2. Turn on the handheld device and go to the Home screen. 3. Start the TI Connect software and click Connection to connect with the ha...
Page 35 - Running software applications
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 35 Running software applications Example: Run the CBL™/CBR™ App on your TI-73 Explorer™. Press Result Œ Press † or $ as needed to run the CBL/CBR App. b
Page 36 - Collecting data using the CBL; Run the RANGER program from the CBL/CBR App.; “Running software
36 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. Collecting data using the CBL ™ /CBR ™ App Example: Run the RANGER program from the CBL/CBR App. Each menu item helps you quickly set up data collection using the CBR. Investigate on your own. Press Result To run the CBL/CBR App, see “Running software applic...
Page 37 - Collecting data using the CBL 2; Getting Started With the CBL 2
© 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 37 Collecting data using the CBL 2 é To use the CBL 2 data collection system for the first time and use the temperature probe to collect data: 1. Insert batteries in the CBL 2. 2. Connect the CBL 2 to the TI-73 Explorer™ using the unit-to-unit cable. Note: You ...
Page 38 - to stop collecting data.
38 © 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated. 9. A real-time graph measuring temperature appears. After about 30 seconds, press X to stop collecting data. You just successfully collected and plotted data. For other DataMate options (including other sensors, analysis, and data saving), see Getting Starte...
