Texas Instruments TI-30XS Multiview User manual
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TI-30XS MultiView™ and
TI-30XB MultiView™ Scientific
Calculator
Important information ............................................................2
Examples ..............................................................................3
Switching the TI-30XS MultiView calculator on and off ........3
Display contrast ....................................................................3
Home screen ........................................................................4
2nd functions ........................................................................5
Modes ...................................................................................5
Menus ...................................................................................7
Scrolling ................................................................................9
Answer toggle .....................................................................10
Last answer ........................................................................ 11
Order of operations ............................................................. 11
Clearing and correcting .......................................................13
Fractions .............................................................................13
Percentages ........................................................................15
x10nkey ..............................................................................16
Powers, roots and inverses ................................................16
Pi .........................................................................................17
Angle menu .........................................................................18
Rectangular to polar ...........................................................20
Trigonometry .......................................................................21
Hyperbolics .........................................................................23
Logarithm and exponential functions ..................................24
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Constant .............................................................................24
Memory and stored variables .............................................26
Data editor and list formulas ...............................................29
Statistics .............................................................................31
Probability ...........................................................................36
Function table .....................................................................38
Errors ..................................................................................40
Battery information .............................................................. 42
In case of difficulty ..............................................................43
Texas Instruments Support and Service .............................44
Important information
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MathPrint,APD,AutomaticPowerDown,EOS,and MultiView
are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
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Examples
Each section is followed by instructions for keystroke
examples that demonstrate the TI-30XS MultiView™ and
TI-30XB MultiViewfunctions.All references in thismanualwill
refer to the TI-30XS MultiView, but are also applicable for the
TI-30XB MultiView.
Examplesassumeall defaultsettings, asshowninthe Modes
section.
For more activities and examples, see the TI-30XS
MultiView™ Teacher Guide available at education.ti.com/
guides.
Switching the
TI-30XS MultiView
calculator on
and off
&turns on the TI-30XS MultiView calculator. % '
turns it off. The display is cleared, but the history, settings,
and memory are retained.
The APD™ (Automatic Power Down™) feature turns off the
TI-30XS MultiView calculator automatically if no key is
pressed for about 5 minutes. Press&after APD. The
display, pending operations, settings, and memory are
retained.
Display contrast
The brightness and contrast of the display can depend on
room lighting, battery freshness, and viewing angle.
To adjust the contrast:
1. Press and release the %key.
2. Press T (to darken the screen) or U (to lighten the
screen).
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Home screen
On the Home screen, you can enter mathematical
expressions and functions, along with other instructions. The
answers are displayed on the Home screen. The TI-30XS
MultiView screen can display a maximum of four lines with a
maximum of 16 characters per line. For entries and
expressions of more than 16 characters, you can scroll left
and right (!and ") to view the entire entry or expression.
In the MathPrint™ mode, you can enter up to four levels of
consecutive nested functions and expressions, which include
fractions, square roots, exponents with ^, Ê, ex, and 10x.
When you calculatean entry on the Home screen, depending
uponspace,theansweris displayed either directlytotheright
of the entry or on the right side of the next line.
Special indicators may display on the screen to provide
additional information concerning functions or results.
Indicator Definition
2nd 2nd function.
HYP Hyperbolic function.
FIX Fixed-decimal setting. (See Mode
section.)
SCI, ENG Scientific or engineering notation.
(See Mode section.)
DEG, RAD,
GRAD Angle mode (degrees, radians, or
gradians). (See Mode section.)
K Constant feature is on.
L1, L2, L3 Displays above the lists in data
editor.
The TI-30XS MultiView™ calculator
is performing an operation.
º » An entry is stored in memory before
and/or afterthe active screen. Press
#and $to scroll.
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2nd functions
%
Most keys can perform two functions. The primary function is
indicated on the key and the secondary function is displayed
above it. Press %to activate the secondary function of a
given key. Notice that 2nd appears as an indicator on the
screen. To cancel it before entering data, press % again.
For example, %b25 < calculates the square root of
25 and returns the result, 5.
Modes
p
Use pto choose modes. Press $ # ! " to choose a
mode, and < to select it. Press - or %Q to
return to the Home screen and perform your work using the
chosen mode settings.
Default mode settings are shown highlighted.
DEG RAD GRAD Sets the angle mode to degrees,
radians, or gradians.
NORM SCI ENGSetsthenumericnotationmode.Numeric
notation modes affect only the display of results, and not the
accuracy of the values stored in the unit, which remain
maximal.
NORMdisplaysresultswithdigitstotheleftandrightofthe
decimal, as in 123456.78.
SCI expresses numbers with one digit to the left of the
decimal and the appropriate power of 10, as in
1.2345678Ã105(which is the same as 123456.78).
¹ ¸ An entry or menu displays beyond
16 digits. Press !or "to scroll.
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Note: In some restricted environments (for example
function table, data editor, and the %h menu), the
TI-30XS MultiView™ calculator may display Einstead of
Ã10n.
ENG displays results as a number from 1 to 999 times 10
toaninteger power.Theinteger power isalwaysa multiple
of 3.
Note: C isa shortcutkey toentera numberinscientific
notationformat.Theresultdisplays in thenumericnotation
format set in mode.
FLOAT 0123456789 Sets the decimal notation mode.
FLOAT (floating decimal point) displays up to 10 digits,
plus the sign and decimal.
0123456789 (fixed decimal point) specifies the number of
digits (0 through 9) to display to the right of the decimal.
CLASSIC MATHPRINT
CLASSIC mode displays inputs and outputs in a single
line.
MATHPRINT mode displays most inputs and outputs in
textbook format.
Examples of Classic and MathPrint modes
Classic mode MathPrint mode
Sci Sci
Float
Floatmodeandanswertoggle
key.
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Menus
Certain keys display menus: H, %I, v,
%t, %, %h, and %{. Some
keys may display more than one menu.
Press "and $ to scroll and select a menu item, or press
thecorresponding number nextto themenu item.To returnto
the previous screen without selecting the item, press -.
To exit a menu or application and return to the Home screen,
press %Q.
Fix 2 Fix 2 and answer toggle key.
U n/d U n/d
Exponent example Exponent example
Square root example Square root example
Cube root example Cube root example
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The menu chart shows the menu keys and the menus they
display.
H%I
vv
(Press once to display theData editor screen. Press again to
display the menu.)
Press vwhile you are in the Add/Edit Formula option of
the FORMULA menu to display this menu:
PRB RAND DMS R ¶P
1: nPr 1: rand 1: Ä1: R ´Pr(
2: nCr 2: randint( 2: Å2: R ´PÁ(
3: ! 3: Æ3: P ´Rx(
4: r 4: P ´Ry(
5: g
6: ´DMS
CLEAR FORMULA
1: Clear L1 1: Add/Edit Frmla
2: Clear L2 2: Clear L1 Frmla
3: Clear L3 3: Clear L2 Frmla
4: Clear ALL 4: Clear L3 Frmla
5: Clear ALL
Ls
1: L1
2: L2
3: L3
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%t
% %h %{
Scrolling
!" # $
Press ! or "to place the cursor horizontally over the
expression entered. Press % ! or % " to move the
cursor directly to the beginning or end of the expression.
After an expression is evaluated, use #and $to scroll
through previous entries, which are stored in the TI-30XS
MultiView™ calculator’s memory. You can reuse a previous
entrybypressing<topasteit on the bottomline,andthen
evaluating a new expression.
STATS
1: 1-Var Stats
2: 2-Var Stats
3: StatVars This menu option displays after you
calculate 1-var or 2-var stats.
StatVars menu:
1: n
2: Ï
3: Sx
Etc. See StatVar values for full list.
Reset Recall Var Clear Var
1: No 1: x = 1: Yes
2: Yes 2: y = 2: No
3: z =
4: t =
5: a =
6: b =
7: c =
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Examples
Answer toggle
n
Pressthe n key totogglethe displayresultbetweenfraction
and decimal answers, exact square root and decimal, and
exact pi and decimal.
Example
Scroll 1T1<
2T 2<
3T 3<
4T 4<
# # # # <
T 2<
Answer
toggle %b8 <
n
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