TI-83 Plus Index 771
inequalities, 566
mortgage payments, 592
parametric equations, ferris wheel
problem, 580
piecewise functions, 564
quadratic formula
converting to a fraction, 542
displaying complex results, 544
entering a calculation, 540
Sierpinski triangle, 570
solving a system of nonlinear
equations, 568
unit circle and trig curves, 576
examples—Getting Started
coin flip, 61
compound interest, 442
drawing a tangent line, 212
financing a car, 440
forest and trees, 176
generating a sequence, 283
graphing a circle, 105
mean height of a population, 381
path of a ball, 154
pendulum lengths and periods, 315
polar rose, 166
roots of a function, 203
sending variables, 629
solving a system of linear equations,
256
unit circle, 246
volume of a cylinder, 497
examples—miscellaneous
calculating outstanding loan
balances, 456
convergence, 195
daylight hours in Alaska, 363
predator-prey model, 197
exponential regression (
ExpReg
), 361,
662
expr(
(string-to-expression conversion),
491, 662
ExpReg
(exponential regression), 361,
662
expression, 13
converting from string (
expr(
), 491,
662
turning on and off (
ExprOn
, 128,
662
ExprOff
(expression off), 128, 662
ExprOn
(expression on), 128, 662
—F—
factorial (
!
), 94, 692
family of curves, 131
Fill(
, 276, 663
FINANCE CALC
menu, 446
FINANCE VARS
menu, 462
financial functions
amortization schedules, 454