Texas Instruments BA II PLUS User Manual

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Other Worksheets

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Note: The calculator categorizes variables by their method of entry. (See

Types of Worksheet Variables

” on page 17.)

Resetting the Date Worksheet Variables

To reset default values for all calculator variables and formats,
including the Date worksheet variables, press

& } !.

To clear Date worksheet variables and reset default values without
affecting the day-count method, press

& z while in the Date

worksheet.

Entering Dates

The calculator assumes that

DT1

is earlier than

DT2

.

Enter dates for

DT1

and

DT2

in the selected US or European date

format.

When you compute a date for

DT1

or

DT2

, the calculator displays a

three-letter abbreviation for the day of the week (for example,

WED

).

Selecting the Day-Count Method Affects Calculations

When you select

ACT

as the day-count method, the calculator uses

the actual number of days in each month and each year, including
adjustments for leap years.

When you select

360

as the day-count method, the calculator

assumes 30 days per month (360 days per year). You can compute

DBD

using this day-count method, but not

DT1

or

DT2

.

Computing Dates

1.

To select the Date worksheet, press

& u. The

DT1

value is

displayed.

2.

To clear the worksheet, press

& z.

3.

Enter values for two of the three variables:

DT1

,

DT2

, and

DBD

.

Note: Do not enter a value for the variable you wish to solve for.

4.

To enter a value for a variable, press

# or " to display the variable.

5.

Key in a value and press

!.

Variable

Default

Variable

Default

DT1

12-31-1990

DBD

0

DT2

12-31-1990

Day-count
method

ACT

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