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Informationen zum Autor Jeff McCalla teaches Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis. He is a T3 instructor for Texas Instruments and co- founder of the TI-Nspire SuperUser group. Steve Ouellette wrote the first edition of TI-Nspire For Dummies as well as CliffsNotes® Guide to TI-Nspire. Klappentext Learn to: Use all features of the new touchpad View graphical, algebraic, numeric, geometric, and written formats See and make connections among multiple representations at once Explore the new TI-Nspire CX full-color display Your TI-Nspire has had a makeover! Learn to use all its amazing, updated features Your TI-Nspire is simply one of the most fantastic math tools in existence. Now with color, touchpad control, and other upgrades, it has even more to offer! Whether you're a student or a teacher, this book will help you take advantage of every TI-Nspire feature. Learn TI-Nspire language, explore the software, and start solving problems today. Learn how it thinks ? understand the philosophy behind the TI-Nspire and set up your device Calculate stuff ? learn to use the Calculator application, entering and evaluating expressions and working with variables Get graphic ? create a wide variety of graphs for visual representation, including 3D and differential equations The object is geometric ? use the Geometry application to construct and measure objects Make a list ? organize, analyze, and display your data with the Lists & Spreadsheet application Statistically speaking ? work with the Data & Statistics application to manipulate single- and two-variable data Note that ? customize documents for greater understanding using the Notes application Check out the software ? see how to get TI-Nspire software for your computer, and why you should Open the book and find: How to move and grab an object How multiple representations aid learning The keypad zones and how to use them Guidelines for conducting data collection experiments Tips for using CAS tools Hints for troubleshooting common problems Ten terrific shortcuts Special information for teachers Zusammenfassung The updated guide to the newest graphing calculator from Texas Instruments The TI-Nspire graphing calculator is popular among high school and college students as a valuable tool for calculus, AP calculus, and college-level algebra courses. Its use is allowed on the major college entrance exams. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Know Your TI-Nspire Handheld 9 Chapter 1: Using TI-Nspire for the First Time 11 Chapter 2: Understanding the Document Structure 25 Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Documents 37 Chapter 4: Linking Handhelds 47 Part II: The Calculator Application 51 Chapter 5: Entering and Evaluating Expressions 53 Chapter 6: Working with Variables 69 Chapter 7: Using the Calculator Application with Other Applications 77 Chapter 8: Using the Calculator Application with TI-Nspire CAS 85 Part III: The Graphs Application 99 Chapter 9: Working with Graphs 101 Chapter 10: Using the Graphs Application to Do Calculus 131 Part IV: The Geometry Application 135 Chapter 11: Working with Geometric Objects 137 Chapter 12: Using an Analytic Window in the Geometry Application 159 Part V: The Lists & Spreadsheet Application 165 Chapter 13: Applying What You Already Know about Spreadsheets 167 Chapter 14: Working with Data 177 Chapter 15: Constructing Scatter Plots and Performing Regressions 189 Chapter 16: Manual and Automatic Data Capture 201 Part VI: The Data & Statistics and Vernier DataQuest Applications 209 Chapter 17: Constructing Statistical Graphs 211...
