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Exploring PreCalculus with the TI-89, the TI-92, and the TI-92 Plus
by Michael B. Schneider and Lawrence G. Gilligan
C O N T E N T S
Preface iv
Overview 1
The MODE Key 1
Algebra on the HOME Screen 2
Graphing 4
Tables 7
The Data/Matrix Editor 7
The CUSTOM key 9
Text Files 10
Explorations 13
Exploration #1: A Review of Preliminaries 13
Exploration #2: Implicit Graphs 16
Exploration #3: Systems of Equations in Two Variables 20
Exploration #4: Area of Triangles 25
Exploration #5: Circles 28
Exploration #6: Solving Triangles 30
Exploration #7: Inverse Functions 33
Exploration #8: Animating Trigonometric Functions: Part 1 37
Exploration #9: Animating Trigonometric Functions: Part 2 40
Exploration #10: Newton's Law of Cooling 42
Exploration #11: The Nature of Polynomial Zeros: Part 1 44
Exploration #12: The Nature of Polynomial Zeros: Part 2 48
Exploration #13: Sequences and Progressions 51
Exploration #14: Systems of Linear Equations 57
Exploration #15: Polar Graphs 61
Exploration #16: The Simplex Method 64