HP -41C Manual page 2

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NOTICE
Hewlett-Packard Compan y m akes no express or implied warranty wit h regard
to the keystroke proced ures and program material offered or t heir
merchantability or the ir f itn ess for any particular purpose . The keystrok e
procedures and program mat eri al are made available solely on an "as is" bas is.
and the enti re r isk as to the ir qua lity and performance is w ith the user. S hou ld
the keystroke procedures o r p rogram material prove defective. the user (and
not Hew lett- Pac k ard C ompa ny nor any other party ) shall bear the entire cost of
all necessary co r rection and a ll incidental or consequential damages. Hewl ett -
Packard Compan y shall not be liable for any incidental or conseq uential
d amages in connect io n with or ar ising out of the furnishing, use, or
p erformance of the keystroke procedures or program material.
INTRODUCTION
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The programs in this S urve ying Pac ha ve been c hosen to a id sur ve tors in
calc ul atio ns fo r ma ny o f the ir ofte n e ncounte red proble ms. Eac h program in
thi s pac re presents a prog ram in the Applicatio n Module and a sectio n in this
ma nua l. The manua l provides a desc riptio n of the prog ram with re le vant
equations, a set o f instructio ns fo r using the progra m , and o ne o r mo re e xampl e
pro ble m s, eac h o f whic h inc ludes a list o f the keystro kes req uired fo r its
solutio n .
Before plugging in yo ur Applicatio n Mo dule,
turn the calculator off,
and be
sure yo u understand the sectio n ln se11ing a nd Re mo ving Applicatio n Modules .
And before using a pait ic ula r progra m , take a fe w minutes to read Form at of
User In structio ns a nd A Wo rd Abo ut Progra m Usage .
Yo u sho uld fi rst fa mili a ri ze yo urse lf with a progra m by runnin g it o nce or tw ice
while fo llo wing the complete User Instru ctio ns in the manual. The rea fte r, the
progra m 's pro mpting o r the mne mo nics o n the o ve rl ays s ho ul d pro vide the
necessary in structio ns, including w hic h va ri ables are to be in put , w hic h keys
a re to be pressed , and whic h va lues w ill be o ut put. A q uick-refe re nce card with
a brie f desc ript io n of eac h progra m 's o peratin g in structions has been prov ide d
fo r yo ur conve nie nce .
We hope the Surveying Pac will assist you in t he solutio n of numerous prob -
lems in your discipline. If you have tec hnical problems wit h t his Pac, refer to
your H P-41 owner's handbook fo r info rmation on Hewlett-Packard "tech-
nical support" or "programming assistance."
N11te: Application modules are designed to be used in all HP-41 model
calculators . The term "HP-41 C" is used throughout the rest of this man-
ual, unless otherwise specified , to refer to all HP-41 calcu_ l ators.