Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide 21
Graphing methods
The HP Prime calculator gives you the option of choosing one of three graphing methods. These methods determine the
fineness of the plot:
• Adaptive—This gives very accurate results and is used by default.
• Fixed-step segments—This method samples x-values, computes their corresponding y-values, and then plots and
connects the points.
• Fixed-step dots—This works like fixed-step segments method but does not connect the points.
You can change the current graphing method on page 2 of the Plot Setup view.
The following figures illustrate the visual differences between these methods for the function f(x)=9*sin(e
x
).
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Primary apps
This chapter briefly describes each primary app, summarizing its major views and the functionality available in each view.
These apps—and the Solver and Explorer apps—are described in detail in the user guide.
Numeric view: N
This view displays a
table of evaluations.
It also enables you to
enter specific values
to be evaluated. In
most apps, this view
evaluates according
to the definitions
specified in the
Symbolic view. It
serves a different
purpose in other
apps, such as the Statistics, Spreadsheet, and Geometry
apps.
Numeric Setup view: SN
This view enables you
to set the appearance
of the Numeric view
(such as the starting
number, increment, and
type of table: automatic
or build-your-own).
The option
makes the settings in
Numeric view match
those that currently
apply in the Plot view.
Adaptive
Fixed-step segments Fixed-step dots