Introduction
An Introduction to Graphing Calculators ..............1
Using Graphing Calculators in Cooperative
Learning ..........................................................5
Graphing Calculators and the
Mathematics Curriculum .................................6
Graphing Calculator Capabilities ..........................7
Getting to Know Your Graphing
Calculator ........................................................8
Evaluating Mathematical Expressions............11
Graphing Skills
Mode and Range ................................................12
Functions............................................................14
Trace and Zoom..................................................16
Systems of Equations...........................................19
Inequalities.........................................................21
Systems of Inequalities........................................23
Rational Functions..............................................25
Radical Functions ...............................................27
Quadratic Relations............................................28
Trigonometric Functions and Their
Inverses .........................................................30
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions ..............32
Applications
Solving Equations in One Variable......................34
Solving Quadratic Equations...............................35
Families of Graphs..............................................37
Maxima, Minima, and Zeros of Functions...........39
Solving Trigonometric Equations.........................41
Verifying Trigonometric Identities........................42
Solving Exponential and Logarithmic
Equations.......................................................43
Matrices
Entering Matrices................................................44
Determinants, Inverses, and Operations..............46
Statistics
Statistical Computations......................................48
Histograms .........................................................51
Scatter Plots and Lines of Regression...................54
Curve Fitting.......................................................56
Probability and Combinatorics......................60
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