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Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX Manual

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM)
Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX Handheld
This short guide is designed to instruct you on how to set up your handheld to perform
calculations that you will typically do in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
This guide will not attempt to explain the underlying Numerical or Mathematical concepts.
Page
1
Layout of the keypad, highlighting keys used in this guide
2
The Document Settings Menu
3
Restoring the General Settings to Factory Default Settings
4
Using the TI-Nspire for Calculations with Factory Default Settings
5
Using the TI-Nspire in Normal Calculation Mode
6
Using the TI-Nspire in Fixed Decimal Place Mode
7 & 8
Using the TI-Nspire in Scientific Notation Mode
9
Using the TI-Nspire in Engineering mode
10
Using the TI-Nspire in Degree Mode for Calculations
10
Using the TI-Nspire in Degree Mode for Drawing Graphs
11
Calculating Reciprocals
12
Converting numbers between Decimal and Binary
13 & 14 Preparing the TI-Nspire for Assessments
15
Removing the TI-Nspire from Press-to-Test mode
Page 1 - Layout of the keypad, highlighting keys used in this guide.
Touchpad/
Cursor Control
Scratchpad
Tab
Control
(press to
access blue items)
"to the Power of"
Exponent
Calculator Guide
(Operating System 4.0)
Page 1
Catalogue
Fraction Template
(press
Force Decimal
Approximation
(press
/·
Negative
N Hopley. Sep 2015. TI-Nspire OS4.0
Home
Menu
Delete
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)
)
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  • Page 1 Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) Calculator Guide Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX Handheld (Operating System 4.0) This short guide is designed to instruct you on how to set up your handheld to perform calculations that you will typically do in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
  • Page 2 Page 2 - The Document Settings Menu The Document Settings Menu controls how the TI-Nspire displays answers to calculations. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings This will open a new pop-up menu, as shown ð Press to select Document Settings...
  • Page 3 Page 3 - Restoring the Document Settings to Factory Default Settings It is often helpful to reset the general settings to avoid unexpected behaviour when starting a new calculation task. This resetting action is called ‘Restoring settings to factory default settings’. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select...
  • Page 4 Page 4 - Using the TI-Nspire for Calculations with Factory Default Settings Restore Factory Default Settings by first going to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select and then to Restore factory default settings.
  • Page 5 Page 5 - Using the TI-Nspire in Normal Calculation Mode We are taking ‘Normal Calculation Mode’ to mean here that the TI-Nspire will give answers to all calculations as decimal approximations, rather than exact values. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings...
  • Page 6 Page 6 - Using the TI-Nspire in Fixed Decimal Place Mode In this example, we will select 3 decimal places. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select and then to Restore factory default settings.
  • Page 7 Page 7 & 8 - Using the TI-Nspire in Scientific Notation Mode Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select and then to Restore factory default settings. Display Digits select Float Exponential Format select Scientific...
  • Page 8 If you wanted Scientific Notation to 3 significant figures places, press c 5 2 Display Digits select Float 3 Select and then Access the Scratchpad Calculator by pressing ». When you type and then press , the 12345 · display should look like that shown ð Notice that the displayed result has been rounded to 3 significant figures.
  • Page 9 Page 9 - Using the TI-Nspire in Engineering mode Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select and then to Restore factory default settings. Display Digits select Float Exponential Format select Engineering Calculation Mode select...
  • Page 10 Page 10 - Using the TI-Nspire in Degree Mode for Calculations Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings You are now viewing Document Settings Angle select Degree Select and then Page 10 - Using the TI-Nspire in Degree Mode for Drawing Graphs Go to the Home screen by pressing Press...
  • Page 11 Page 11 - Calculating Reciprocals The ‘reciprocal of a number’ is a fraction formed by putting the number in the denominator of a fraction. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select and then to Restore factory default...
  • Page 12 Page 12 - Converting numbers between Decimal and Binary. Go to the Home screen by pressing Press to select Settings Press to select Document Settings Select to restore the settings. Select and then To convert the decimal number 123 to binary, first access the Scratchpad Calculator by pressing ».
  • Page 13 Page 13 - Preparing the TI-Nspire for Assessments ‘Press to Test’ mode temporarily disables all current documents and denies access to programming libraries. Switch the TI-Nspire handheld off. Whilst holding down key, press This will give the screen shown on the right ð THEN STOP.
  • Page 14 Page 14 - Resetting Press-to-Test Mode between Assessments When Press-to-Test mode is first enabled, the memory is cleared and the TI-Nspire is ready for an assessment. After that assessment, your TI-Nspire may contain information on the Scratchpad or in saved Documents. This information needs to be cleared before going into the next assessment, whilst keeping the same Press-to-Test mode settings.
  • Page 15 Page 15 - Removing the TI-Nspire from Press-to-Test mode only way to exit Press-to-Test mode is by physically connecting your TI-Nspire to another device. You will need a USB cable and another TI-Nspire Handheld. Connect your TI-Nspire to another TI-Nspire handheld using a USB cable.
  • Page 16 Further Information on Press-to-Test Restrictions The following information is from the official TI-Nspire User Guide, and it will clarify the functionality of the TI-Nspire that is not available to you when in Press-to-Test mode. Page 16 N Hopley. Sep 2015. TI-Nspire OS4.0...
  • Page 17 Page 17 N Hopley. Sep 2015. TI-Nspire OS4.0...
  • Page 18 Page 18 N Hopley. Sep 2015. TI-Nspire OS4.0...
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