The Math Menus - HP 39gs Master Manual

T M A T H
T M A T H
H E M
H E M
The menu is accessed via the key below the
MATH
any formula or setup screen you can insert mathematical functions via the
In reality the button gives you access not just to one menu but to four. The menus are:
MATH
The menu
•
MATH
• The menu
CONS
The menu
•
PHYS
• The menu
CAS
The following pages will cover:
how to use and access the commands
•
the PHYS commands
•
• the MATH commands
E N U S
E N U S
- this is the default menu containing
the majority of commonly used
commands. The commands in this
list are available on both the hp
39gs and hp 40gs.
- this 'constants' menu is only really of
interest to programmers. It contains
the names of various environment
variables, allowing easy pasting into
programs. Generally it is easier to
simply type them.
- this 'physical constants' menu
contains the values of many of the
physical constants required by
students in physics and chemistry.
- this menu contains those commands
which are only available on the hp
40gs and are associated with the
CAS. On the hp 39gs this screen
key is blank and typing the
command manually will result in an
'unknown user function' error.
Since they are not relevant for both calculators, the CAS commands are
covered in the section on the CAS for the hp 40gs.
key. Any time that you are typing a value into
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key.