Operation Manual

Contents
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Important Information .................................................................................................................... ii
Chapter 1:
Getting Started with the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition ............................................... 1
Documentation Conventions .......................................................................................................... 1
Using the TI-84 Plus C in the Classroom ......................................................................................... 1
Using Color on the TI-84 Plus C ....................................................................................................... 1
TI-84 Plus C Keyboard ...................................................................................................................... 3
Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus C ................................................................................. 5
Setting the Display Brightness ........................................................................................................ 6
The Home Screen ............................................................................................................................. 6
Setting Modes ................................................................................................................................ 11
Using the Clock .............................................................................................................................. 16
Equation Operating System (EOS™) ............................................................................................. 16
Entering Expressions and Instructions ..........................................................................................18
Pictures and Backgrounds ............................................................................................................. 21
Using Variable Names .................................................................................................................... 21
Storing Variable Values ................................................................................................................. 22
Recalling Variable Values .............................................................................................................. 23
QuickPlot and Fit Equation ........................................................................................................... 24
ENTRY (Last Entry) Storage Area .................................................................................................. 24
Menus ............................................................................................................................................. 25
VARS Menus ................................................................................................................................... 28
Grouping files ................................................................................................................................ 29
Special Features of the TI-84 Plus C .............................................................................................. 30
Other TI-84 Plus C Features ........................................................................................................... 30
Interchangeable Faceplates .......................................................................................................... 31
Battery Information ....................................................................................................................... 32
Replacing TI Rechargeable Batteries ............................................................................................33
TI-84 Plus C Charging Station ........................................................................................................ 35
Transferring the OS from calculator to calculator ....................................................................... 37
Error Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 37
Linking Compatibility .................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 2:
Math, Angle, and Test Operations ......................................................................... 40
Getting Started: Coin Flip ............................................................................................................. 40
Keyboard Math Operations .......................................................................................................... 40
MATH Operations .......................................................................................................................... 43
Using the Equation Solver ............................................................................................................. 47
MATH NUM (Number) Operations ................................................................................................ 51
Entering and Using Complex Numbers ........................................................................................ 57
MATH CMPLX (Complex) Operations ........................................................................................... 61
MATH PROB (Probability) Operations .......................................................................................... 64
ANGLE Operations ......................................................................................................................... 67
TEST (Relational) Operations ........................................................................................................ 69
TEST LOGIC (Boolean) Operations ................................................................................................70
Chapter 3:
Function Graphing .................................................................................................. 72
Getting Started: Graphing a Circle ............................................................................................... 72
Defining Graphs ............................................................................................................................. 73
Setting the Graph Modes .............................................................................................................. 74
Defining Functions ........................................................................................................................ 74
Selecting and Deselecting Functions ............................................................................................76
Setting Graph Styles for Functions ............................................................................................... 77
Setting the Viewing Window Variables ....................................................................................... 79