TI-Nspire for dummies - Steve Ouellette

Your TI–Nspire is unlike any mathematical tool you've ever seen, so you'll really appreciate this plain–English guide to what it can do and how to do it. From loading the batteries and creating a document to performing geometric calculations and constructing statistical graphs, you'll see how to use the TI–Nspire alone and with your PC.

• Start here — set up your TI–Nspire handheld, get familiar with the keypad, use the function keys, and configure system settings

• You need representation — grasp mathematical concepts more easily through multiple representations and linking representations

• Document problems — create documents, add problems, configure page layout, and save your work for assignments or class notes

• Be calculating — work with the calculator menu, tools, forms, and variables

• Graphic or plane — use the graphing functions in the analytic view and work with geometric objects in the plane geometry view

• List the spread — create and manage lists and spreadsheets and use this application with others for statistical calculations

• Link up — connect the TI–Nspire handheld to your computer

Open the book and find:

• How to connect your TI–Nspire handheld to your computer

• Basics of entering and evaluating expressions

• How to conduct data collection experiments

• How to use CAS (Computer Algebra System) in algebra and calculus

• Different methods of graphing a function

• How to construct geometric objects

• Steps for creating dot plots, histograms, box plots, and scatter plots

• What the Notes function provides and how to use it