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ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Inverse Function
The inverse function is also handy when calculating fractional
values or quotients.
Its particularly valuable moving
summed values out of the denominator
and into the numerator.
NOTE TO ET STUDENTS:
You will recognize the value when you
learn to analyze parallel circuits.
The inverse key may be a
[1/x ] key.
Pressing this key results in
giving you the reciprocal
value.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Inverse Function
The inverse function is also handy when calculating fractional
values or quotients.
NOTE TO ET STUDENTS:
You will recognize the value when you
learn to analyze parallel circuits.
The inverse key may also be a
[ x
-1
] key.
Recall x
-1
= 1/x
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
On-board Functions
The display of your calculator only shows
the first ten or so digits.
There are more digits stored in memory
beyond what you see in the display.
With values like t, the non-repeating,
infinite values not shown are stored in
memory to the limits of your calculators
storage and display capability.
To properly use the power of the calculator, its important to use on-
board function keys like the [ t ] key, and not merely enter the truncated
value 3.14 when t is required in a computation.
The reason for this is, t is a non-repeating,
infinite number that is best treated by the
calculator.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
On-board Functions
When you take the sine, cosine, or tangent
of a number, the display only shows you
part of the result.
Other on-board functions like sine [ sin ], cosine [cos ], and
tangent [ tan ] are available from the keypad and must be used to
the maximum capability of the calculators storage and display.
For example:
To calculate the sin30, you first enter
30, then press the [ sin ] key to get 0.5.
Its important to note that you must enter
the value first, then press the
trigonometric function key to calculate
the function.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
On-board Functions
When you take the inverse sine, inverse
cosine, or inverse tangent of a number,
again the display only shows you part of
the result.
Other on-board functions like inverse sine [ sin
-1
], inverse cosine
[cos
-1
], and inverse tangent [ tan
-1
] are also available from the
keypad and must be used to the maximum capability of the
calculators storage and display.
For example:
To calculate the tan
-1
1.33, you first enter 1.33,
then press the [ tan
-1
] key to get 53.1.
Its important to note that you must enter
the value first, then press the
trigonometric function key to calculate
the function.
These functions also require that you
first press the [2
nd
] key.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Memory
Memory in a scientific calculator is a nice option, but not a necessity.
Many come equipped with a memory
storage location on-board and available on
the keypad.
The [ STO ] and [ RCL ] keys are the keys
for storing one element at a time in
memory.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Memory
Some scientific calculators use an [M+]
and [M-] as well, to operate on elements
stored in memory.
This function is handy if you are adding
or subtracting from the value stored in
memory.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Memory
Some scientific calculators allow you to
swap values in a memory location by
using the [ xy] key.
For this calculator you would use the
[2
nd
] key and press the [t] key to
perform the swap.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Programmable Scientific Calculators
Programmable scientific calculators, like memory are nice to have,
but not a necessity.
Programmable scientific calculators are
very powerful, normally used by scientists
and engineers, but beyond the
requirements for this course.
You will have your work cut out for you if
you decide to purchase a programmable
scientific calculator.
You will have wasted your money if you
dont learn to use its full capability.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Programmable Scientific Calculators
Programmable scientific calculators, like memory are nice to have,
but not a necessity.
Programmable scientific calculators are very powerful, normally
used by scientist and engineers, but beyond the requirements for
this course.
Programmable calculators become
powerful when the problems you are
solving become repetitive or iterative.
Again, a fun toy, but not required.
ARTHUR G. EGGERS, BSEE, MBA
INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
USING THE SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR
Planning your Entry
With all of this in mind, its important to plan how you enter the
values in you calculator.
You have to obey the rules of mathematics.
Remember all those laws: associative, distributive, commutative
I usually start with values in the denominator, especially if there are
values that have exponentials.
For example:
1
2
C
X
fC t
=
If f = 500Hz and C = 0.01F
( )
( )
6
1 1
2
2 500 0.01 10
C
X
fC
Hz F
t
t
= =