Comments on: Why the TI-83 sucks… http://chopsake.com/why-the-ti-83-sucks/ The Chopsake Blog Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brian http://chopsake.com/why-the-ti-83-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Brian Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:06:28 +0000 http://chopsake.com/?p=5#comment-100 Just tried this out on my TI-83 Plus, and while the only way I could find the hyperbolic trig functions is through the catalog (like you said), you don't have to scroll all the way through the list to get to them. Use the alphabetic keys once in the catalog to skip ahead. For example, hit the LN button (natural log) to get to the S's (sinh is not too far into the list), hit PRGM to get to the C's for cosh, etc... Just tried this out on my TI-83 Plus, and while the only way I could find the hyperbolic trig functions is through the catalog (like you said), you don’t have to scroll all the way through the list to get to them.

Use the alphabetic keys once in the catalog to skip ahead. For example, hit the LN button (natural log) to get to the S’s (sinh is not too far into the list), hit PRGM to get to the C’s for cosh, etc…

]]> By: Fritz http://chopsake.com/why-the-ti-83-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Fritz Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:25 +0000 http://chopsake.com/?p=5#comment-57 I picked up a used HP-49g off of Craigslist. Although it's slow (the TI-83 Plus graphs much faster), the calculus operations are great. It will differentiate and it will integrate both definite and indefinite integrals... plus a whole lot more that I haven't even started to tap into! I think I may invest in an HP-50g which is much faster than the 49g. Though I'm still getting used to the RPN (which can be disabled), the stack is very useful! I picked up a used HP-49g off of Craigslist. Although it’s slow (the TI-83 Plus graphs much faster), the calculus operations are great. It will differentiate and it will integrate both definite and indefinite integrals… plus a whole lot more that I haven’t even started to tap into! I think I may invest in an HP-50g which is much faster than the 49g. Though I’m still getting used to the RPN (which can be disabled), the stack is very useful!

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