Texas Instruments TI InterActive! User manual

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Getting Started

with

TI InterActive!Ë

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Important

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Introduction........................................................................................... 4

Installing TI InterActive!...................................................................... 5

Exercise 1: Performing Calculations in a Document.....................10

Exercise 2: Storing Values as Variables........................................... 18

Exercise 3: Creating a Function-Graphing Assignment ................ 27

Exercise 4: Creating a Report ...........................................................33

Exercise 5: Analyzing Data from a Web Site...................................40

Exercise 6: Reviewing Miscellaneous Functions ...........................46

Essential Skills for Using TI InterActive! ........................................50

Where Do I Go from Here?................................................................58

Texas Instruments Support and Service Information...................59

Texas Instruments (TI) End-User License Agreement.................. 60

Index.....................................................................................................62

Table of Contents

Use the hands-on exercises in this book to familiarize yourself

with the basic features of the TI InterActive!software.

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The interactive math objects in a TI InterActive! document set it

apart from the documents that you create with other Windows®

applications. Your documents can use data from the Internet,

TI data-collection devices, and supported TI graphing calculators.

Teachers can create:

 Compelling classroom activities — You can create

activities that encourage learning by discovery.

 Captivating lessons — You can design attractive lessons

that cover necessary information while allowing exploration.

 Homework that encourages learning — You can build

printed, conventional assignments or “live” assignments in

the form of TI InterActive! files that students can complete

and return.

Students can create:

 Informative reports — You or your teacher can create

preformatted labs and other types of reports.

 Attractive, clear homework papers — You can create

homework that shows the flow of your work with your results.

Introduction

TI InterActive!is a document-creation program with the math

features of a powerful TI graphing calculator. It lets you build

documents that contain not only text and pictures but also

dynamically connected graphing and calculation objects.

What makes a

TI InterActive!

document

different?

NOTE: Supported TI

graphing calculators are:

TI83, TI83 Plus,

TI83 Plus Silver Edition,

TI-84 Plus,

TI-84 Plus Silver Edition,

TI89, TI89 Titanium,

TI92, TI92 Plus,

Voyage™ 200.

What can I

do with

TI InterActive!?

Internet data

Math calculations

Data-collection devices

Graphing

calculator

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The computer that you use to run TI InterActive! must have:

• Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or

Windows XP.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later must be installed as

an update to Microsoft Windows.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

• Hard disk with 40 MB available for TI InterActive! (18 MB

required for installation).

• CD-ROM drive (if installing from a CD).

To use the Internet features of TI InterActive!:

Your computer must have a working Internet connection.

To read the electronic documentation:

Your computer must have Acrobat Reader 3.02 or later (16 MB

hard disk space).

To communicate with a supported device:

You can transfer programs and data between TI InterActive! and

a supported graphing calculator, or collect samples from a

supported data-collection device. Your computer must have:

•TI Connect™1.5 (50 MB harddisk space available; 32 MB

required for installation).

• An available USB port or a serial communication port

configured as Com 1, 2, 3, or 4.

• An appropriate TI Connectivity Cable — USB Computer

cable, USB Silver Edition cable, Serial for Windows cable

(black link), or Serial for Windows/Mac cable (gray link).

Installing TI InterActive!

TI InterActive!can be installed from a TI InterActive! CD-ROM

or from a file downloaded from the Web. Check the system

requirements below, and follow the steps for the installation

method that applies to you.

System

requirements

NOTE: Supported data-

collection devices are:

Calculator-Based

Laboratory™ (CBL™),

Calculator-Based

Laboratory 2™ (CBL 2™),

Calculator-Based

Ranger™ (CBR™),

Vernier LabProÍ.

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For more information regarding TI products and support:

• Visit the TI Education home page: education.ti.com

• Or search the TI-Cares™ KnowledgeBase and submit e-mail

inquiries: education.ti.com/support

• Or call toll-free: (800) TI-CARES (800) 842-2737

To install TI InterActive!:

1. Close all open programs.

2. Insert the TI InterActive! CD in your CD-ROM drive.

3. If the installer does not start automatically, click the

Windows Start button, and then click Run. Type

D:\setup.exe,and then press Enter. (Substitute the letter of

your CD-ROM drive if it is not D.)

4. Follow the displayed instructions. When the installer has

completed, it returns you to the Windows desktop. You may

need to restart the computer before using TI InterActive!.

Microsoft .NET Framework is installed automatically on

computers that don’t already have it.

After downloading the executable file, either:

• Double-click the file.

– or –

• Click Start Run and then type the file’s path name.

If your computer does not have Microsoft .NET Framework, you

can download Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later from the

Microsoft Web site (windowsupdate.microsoft.com).

You can keep your Windows operating system up-to-date by

downloading updates from Microsoft.

1. Make sure your computer has access to the Internet.

2. Use your Web browser to go to the Windows Update Web site

(windowsupdate.microsoft.com).

Installing from a

CD-ROM

TIP: If you currently

have Display set for

Large Fonts, change to

Small Fonts before

rebooting.

Installing from a

download from

the Web

NOTE: If you run

TI InterActive! before

installing Microsoft .NET

Framework, any

TI InterActive! operation

that requires the .NET

Framework will display

an error message when

you try to use it.

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3. Scan for available updates, and select Microsoft .NET

Framework.

4. Download and install the .NET Framework update, restart

your computer, and then install TI InterActive!.

After completing the installation, it’s a good idea to start

TI InterActive! and test the connections that you plan to use.

 There will be a new icon on your desktop. Double-click it.

Depending on your machine and its configuration, it may take

a few seconds for the application to open. TI InterActive! starts

with the cursor at the top of a blank document.

– or –

 Click the Windows Start button, point to Programs,

TI InterActive!, and then click TI InterActive!.

Starting

TI InterActive!

TIP: You can open a

saved TI InterActive!

document from the

Windows Explorer by

double-clicking the

document.

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The buttons on the TI InterActive! toolbar give you quick access

to the program’s main features.

Performs calculations and defines

variables and functions.

Performs statistical tests and

intervals.

Specifies the mode settings for

each object.

Inserts a slider that lets you change

variable values.

Graphs functions and plots

statistical data.

Transfers data to/from a connected

TI calculator.

Generates a table of values for

defined functions.

Captures the screen of a connected

TI calculator.

Enters and/or edits lists of data.

Collects data from a CBL™, CBL 2™,

CBR™, or Vernier LabProÍ.

Enters and/or edits matrices.

Browses the Web and extracts data

directly from Web pages.

Performs typical spreadsheet

operations.

Sends e-mail attachments of your

current document.

Performs statistics regression

calculations on lists of data.

Perform this test to see if your Internet connection is working.

1. On the toolbar, click the Web Browser button . The

built-in Web browser displays the TI InterActive! home page.

2. Click the browser’s Close button . The test is complete.

TI InterActive!

toolbar

Testing your

Internet

connection

NOTE: Before you can

use the Internet features

of TI InterActive!, your

PC must have a working

Internet connection.

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If you have problems completing this test, verify that you are

connected to an Internet Service Provider. On a local area

network (LAN), see if you can access other areas of your

network or server. On a dial-up connection, see if your modem is

working properly.

Many Web sites contain a button or block of text that you can

click to send an e-mail message. Perform this test to make sure

your e-mail program is registered as your e-mail client.

1. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.

2. In the text box, type mailto: followed by your e-mail address.

3. Click OK. Your e-mail software should start up and open a

blank message with your address shown as the recipient.

4. Type some text in the body of the message, and send it. When

you receive the message, the e-mail test is complete.

If you have problems completing this test, verify that you have an

e-mail client installed. If you do not, contact your Internet Service

Provider for assistance.

From the menu, click File Exit. When you exit TI InterActive!,

you are prompted to save any unsaved changes that you have

made. Click the No button if you do not want to save the changes.

What to do if

the test fails

Testing your

e-mail

connection

What to do if

the test fails

Exiting

TI InterActive!

TIP: You can also exit

by pressing Alt+F4 or

clicking the Close

button .

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This exercise shows you how to:

 Enter and format ordinary text.

 Access and use the Math Palette.

 Use a Math Box object to perform simple calculations in a

document.

 Enter math and other special functions symbols.

 Save a TI InterActive! document.

Exercise 1: Performing Calculations in a Document

You perform many calculations in TI InterActive!documents by

inserting a Math Box object. Data that you store and functions

that you define in a Math Box can be used by subsequent

objects, such as graphs, tables, and other Math Boxes.

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