Get a handle on the tool that does everything from basic math to probabilities!
Count yourself fortunate to have found this book! It'll help you squeeze all the value from this handy device that not only solves equations and creates graphs, but also constructs geometric figures, finds the slope and equation of a line, generates random numbers, and simulates tossing coins and rolling dice.
The Dummies Way
Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
Use the math and angle menus
Perform geometry functions with GeoMaster
Measure an angle
Construct lines, polygons, circles, and arcs
Graph inequalities
Communicate with PCs or other calculators
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
This Book is Downright Terrible:
I have literally not gotten one single answer out of this book. It is a dark unholy thing...just lurching into the night. Even the index is terrible in that it is extremely limited. There is not even an entry on how to use logorithmic functions. I have literally had way better luck pressing buttons in all kinds of combinations to slowly figure out how to use my graphing calculator. Even the manual that came with the unit is way better than this book. If you buy this rotten book, then plan to take up... more info
"This Calculator Changes Everything!":
I have taught Physics for a number of years, and with all of the advances in computer and calculator based labs, I have begrudgingly wadded into the pool of new technology in the science classroom. I have had considerable problems with students using "canned programs" and fancy probes and sensors. I have always felt that we are simply training monkeys, and not educating. However, what I have failed to understand, is that the "calculator standard", for which it seems that most secondary and... more info
Lacking:
This book is seriously lacking in information. If you need a guide to help you in actually accomplishing something, choose a different book.
You gotta get this book:
Purchased this book that was recommended when I was shopping for a TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator (that replaced a ten-plus-year-old TI-82) during the holidays for my high school sophomore daughter. While I was reading the book at the airport to understand this calculator, I taught daughter something new, and she has raved about both ever since. Calculator was recommended by her math teacher.