Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
TI-86 Quick Start 1
Preparing to Use Your New TI -86 ..................................................... 2
Installing the AAA Batteries ......................................................... 2
Turning On and Turning Off the TI
-86.......................................... 2
Adjusting the Contrast ................................................................. 2
Resetting All Memory and Defaults.............................................. 3
Calculating on the Home Screen....................................................... 3
Calculating the Sine of a Number................................................. 3
Storing the Last Answer to a Variable.......................................... 3
Using a Variable in an Expression ................................................ 4
Editing an Expression ................................................................... 4
Displaying a Complex Number as a Result................................... 5
Using a List with a Function ......................................................... 5
Displaying the Integer Part of Real Numbers in a List .................. 6
Removing (Exiting) a Menu.......................................................... 6
Finding the Square Root............................................................... 7
Calculating Derivatives................................................................. 7
Retrieving, Editing, and Re-evaluating the Previous Entry ........... 8
Converting Degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees Celsius...................... 8
Storing an Unevaluated Expression to an Equation Variable ....... 9
Plotting Functions on the Graph Screen............................................ 9
Displaying and Entering Functions in the Equation Editor............9
Changing the Graph Style of a Function.....................................10
Plotting a Function on the Graph Screen....................................11
Tracing a Function......................................................................11
Evaluating y for a Specific x Value (During a Trace) ...................12
Changing a Window Variable Value...........................................12
Deselecting a Function ...............................................................13
Zooming In on a Portion of the Graph Screen ............................14
Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86 15
Installing or Replacing Batteries .....................................................16
When to Replace Batteries .........................................................16
Turning On and Turning Off the TI -86.............................................17
Adjusting the Display Contrast........................................................17
The Home Screen ............................................................................18
Displaying Entries and Answers..................................................18
Entering Numbers ...........................................................................19
Entering Negative Numbers .......................................................19
Using Scientific or Engineering Notation ....................................20
Entering Complex Numbers........................................................20
Entering Other Characters...............................................................21
The 2nd Key................................................................................21