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HP 48GX - RPN Expandable Graphic Calculator User Manual (613 pages)

HP 48g: Users Guide

Brand: HP | Category: Calculator | Size: 29.37 MB

Regulatory Information
2
Contents
5
Organization of the Display
15
The Status Area, Annunciators and Messages
15
Annunciators
16
The Stack
17
The Command Line
18
Menu Labels
18
Organization of the Keyboard
18
To Cancel a Shift Key
20
Applications and Command Menus
20
Cursor Keys
21
The Cancel Key
22
Menus: Extending the Keyboard
22
Working with Menus
23
To Display the Previous Menu
24
To Select a Function from a Menu
24
Entering and Editing Objects
25
Keying in Numbers
25
Keying in Characters
26
To Key in a Single Character
27
To Key in Several Characters
27
To Lock or Unlock the Lowercase Keyboard
28
Keying in Special Characters
28
The Four CHARS Screens
29
To Use Chars to View or Key in Characters
29
Keying in Objects with Delimiters
29
To Key in Object Using Delimiters
30
To Key in Algebraic Object Using the Command Line
30
To Key in Matrix Using the Command Line
30
To Key in Vector Using the Command Line
31
Using the Command Line
31
Accumulating Data in the Command Line
31
Selecting Command-Line Entry Modes
32
Command Line Operations
32
To Change Entry Modes Manually
33
Recovering Previous Command Lines
34
Viewing and Editing Objects
34
Using the Edit Menu
36
Using the Stack for Calculations
37
To Use One-Argument Command
38
To Use Two-Argument Command
38
To Enter more than One Argument in the Command Line
38
To Use Previous Results
39
Manipulating the Stack
40
Recalling the Last Arguments
41
Restoring the Last Stack
42
The Interactive Stack
42
Interactive-Stack Operations
43
Stack Command Menu
47
Using the Modes Application
49
Setting the Display Mode
50
Setting the Angle Mode
51
Setting the Coordinate Mode
52
Setting the Beep
54
Setting the Clock Display
54
Setting the Fraction Mark
54
Using System Flags
55
Using the Flag Browser
55
Using the FLAG Command Submenu
56
User Flags
57
Modes Submenus
57
Modes Operations
58
Memory
59
HOME: Variables and Directories
61
Where to Store Variables
62
Using the Variable Browser Application
63
Creating New Variables
63
Selecting, Editing and Recalling Variables
65
Copying, Moving and Purging Variables
67
Determining the Size of Variables
68
Using Variables: the VAR Menu
69
Defining Variables
71
Evaluating Variables
71
Quoted Variable Names and Formal Variables
72
Special Memory Operations
74
System Halt
74
Memory Reset
75
Responding to Low-Memory Conditions
76
Input Forms and Choose Lists
79
Selecting Fields in Input Forms
80
Entering Data in Input Forms
81
Selecting Options in Input Forms
82
Other Input Form Operations
82
When You Finish Entering Data into an Input Form
85
Input Form Commands
85
To Create an Input Form
86
The Equationwriter
87
How the Equationwriter Application Is Organized
88
Constructing Equations
89
Entering Equations
89
Controlling Implicit Parentheses
92
Equationwriter Examples
94
Editing Equations
95
Editing with Subexpressions
96
Summary of Equationwriter Operations
99
How the HP 48 Displays Arrays
101
The Matrixwriter
101
Entering Arrays
102
Editing Arrays
105
Matrixwriter Operations
105
Summary of Matrixwriter Operations
108
Graphic Objects
109
The PICTURE Environment
110
Using the Picture Editor
110
Turning Pixels on and off
111
Adding Elements Using the Graphics Environment
111
Editing and Erasing a Picture
112
Saving and Viewing Graphic Objects
114
Graphic Object Coordinates
115
Graphic Object Commands
116
Unit Objects
119
Overview of the Units Application
119
Units and Unit Objects
119
The Units Catalog Menu
120
Creating a Unit Object
121
Unit Prefixes
122
Converting Units
123
Using the UNITS Catalog Menu
124
Using CONVERT
124
Using UBASE
124
Converting Angular Units
125
Calculating with Units
125
Factoring Unit Expressions
127
Using Unit Objects in Algebraics
127
Working with Temperature Units
128
Converting Temperature Units
128
Calculating with Temperature Units
129
Creating User-Defined Units
132
Additional Commands for Unit Objects
132
Using Mathematical Functions
133
Built-In Functions and Commands
133
Expressing Functions: Algebraic Syntax
134
Expressing Functions: Stack Syntax
135
Expressions and Equations
136
Symbolic Constants
136
Controlling How Symbolic Constants Are Evaluated
137
Using Built-In Math Functions
137
User-Defined Functions
138
Creating User-Defined Functions
139
Executing User-Defined Function
139
Nesting User-Defined Functions
140
Functions of Real and Complex Numbers
143
Math Functions on the Main Keyboard
143
Arithmetic and General Math Functions
143
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
144
Trigonometric Functions
144
Hyperbolic Functions
145
Probability and Test Statistics
146
Calculating Test Statistics
146
Test Statistics Commands
147
Real Number Functions
149
Angle Conversion Functions
149
Percent Functions
151
Other Real-Number Functions
151
Displaying Complex Numbers
153
Entering Complex Numbers
154
Real Calculations with Complex Results
155
Other Complex-Number Commands
155
Displaying 2D and 3D Vectors
157
Entering 2D and 3D Vectors
159
Vector Math Commands
160
Examples: Calculating with 2D and 3D Vectors
161
Fast Fourier Transforms
163
Creating and Assembling Matrices
165
Disassembling Matrices
168
Inserting Rows and Columns
169
Extracting Rows and Columns
170
Swapping Rows and Columns
170
Extracting and Replacing Elements of Matrices
171
Characterizing Matrices
171
Commands for Characterizing Matrices
172
Transforming Matrices
174
Calculating with Matrix Elements
175
Using Arrays and Array Elements in Algebraic Expressions
176
Transforming Complex Matrices
177
Matrix Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations
178
ILL-Conditions and Singular Matrices
180
Determining the Accuracy of a Matrix Solution
181
Gaussian Elimination and Elementary Row Operations
182
Additional Linear Algebra Topics
184
Binary Arithmetic and Number Bases
187
Binary Integers and Bases
187
Using Boolean Operators
190
Manipulating Bits and Bytes
190
Date, Time and Fraction Arithmetic
193
Calculating with Dates
193
Calculating with Times
195
Calculating with Fractions
197
Creating Lists
199
List Processing
200
Multiple-Argument Commands with Lists
201
Applying a Function or Program to a List
202
Applying Function Recursively to a List
203
Lst Manipulations
204
Sequences
205
Solving an Equation for Unknown Variable
207
Interpreting Results
209
Solving Options
211
SOLVR: an Alternative Solving Environment
212
Additional Solving Options in SOLVR
214
Finding All Roots of a Polynomial
216
Solving a System of Linear Equations
217
Using the Finance Solver
219
Calculating Amortizations
225
Solving Differential Equations
227
Solving a Standard Initial-Value Problem
228
Solving Stiff Initial-Value Problem
229
Solving a Vector-Value Differential Equation
231
Plotting Solutions to Differential Equations
233
Plotting a Phase Plane for Vector-Valued Solution
238
Numeric Integration
241
Accuracy Factor and the Uncertainty of Numerical Integration
246
Symbolic Integration
247
Differentiation
249
Creating User-Defined Derivatives
251
Implicit Differentiation
252
Taylor Polynomial Approximation
252
Finding Symbolic Solutions to Equations
254
Isolating a Single Variable
255
Solving Quadratic Equations
255
Getting General and Principal Solutions
256
Showing Hidden Variables
257
Rearranging Symbolic Expressions
257
Manipulating Whole Expressions
257
Manipulating Subexpressions
259
Operations in the Selection Environment
260
The Rules Menu - Universal Transformations
261
The Rules Menu - Moving Terms
262
Making User-Defined Transformations
267
Symbolic Integration Patterns
270
Statistics and Data Analysis
273
Entering Statistical Data
273
Editing Statistical Data
276
Calculating Single-Variable Statistics
278
Generating Frequencies
280
Fitting a Model to a Set of Data
281
Calculating Summary Statistics
283
Using the PAR Reserved Variable
284
Using the PLOT Application
285
Cursor Coordinates: Standard and TRACE Modes
288
Keyboard Operations in the PICTURE Environment
289
Using Zoom Operations
290
Setting Zoom Defaults
291
Selecting a Zoom
291
Analyzing Functions
293
The Picture FCN Menu
294
Understanding PLOT Reserved Variables
296
Zpar
297
Ppar
297
Contents of the PPAR List
298
Contents of the VPAR List
299
PLOT Tyles
301
Function Plots
301
Trace Mode
303
Polar Plots
304
Parametric Plots
307
Differential Equation Plots
311
Conic Plots
311
DEFAULT CONIC Plot Screens
312
Truth Plots
314
Statistical Plots
317
Histogram Plots
318
Bar Plots
319
Scatter Plots
320
Plotting Functions of Two Variables
322
Sampling Grid
322
Output Grid
322
Slopefield Plots
325
Wireframe Plots
328
Pseudo-Contour Plots
330
Y-Slice Plots
332
Gridmap Plots
334
Parametric Surface Plots
335
Labeling and Locating the Axes
339
Plotting Programs and User-Defined Functions
340
Plotting Range Vs. Display Range
341
Saving and Restoring Plots
344
Solving a Problem with the Equation Library
347
Using the Solver
348
Using the Menu Keys
349
Browsing in the Equation Library
350
Viewing Variables and Selecting Units
351
Viewing the Picture
351
Using the Multiple-Equation Solver
352
Defining a Set of Equations
354
Interpreting Results from the Multiple Equation Solver
356
Using the Constants Library
358
Minehunt Game
360
User-Defined Units
361
Time Management
363
Using the Clock
363
Setting Alarms
364
Responding to Alarms
366
Viewing and Editing Alarms
367
Transferring Data between Two HP 48S
369
Printing
370
Setting up the Printer
371
Printing Tasks
371
Transferring Data between HP 48 and a Computer
375
Using Kermit
377
Transferring Variables with Kermit
377
Choosing and Using File Names
379
Backing up HP 48 Memory
380
Sending Kermit Commands
381
Using XMODEM
382
Using Other Serial Protocols
383
Libraries, Ports and Plug-In Cards
389
Port Memory and Plug-In Card Slots
389
Using Backup Objects
391
Backing up All Memory
393
Using Libraries
394
Installing and Removing Plug-In Cards
397
Expanding User Memory with Plug-In RAM Cards
403
Programming the HP 48
407
The Contents of a Program
408
Calculations in a Program
410
Structured Programming
410
Entering and Executing Programs
411
Viewing, Debugging and Editing Programs
414
Using Programming Structures
416
Conditional Structures
416
Loop Structures
418
Error Trapping Structures
421
Using Local Variables
422
Creating Local Variables
422
Evaluating Local Names
423
Using Local Variables Within Subroutines
424
Local Variables and User-Defined Functions
424
Exploring the Programs in the EXAMPLES Directory
425
Using HP 48S/SX Programs with the HP 48G/GX
426
Customizing Menus
429
Enhancing Custom Menus
431
Customizing the Keyboard
432
User Modes
433
Assigning and Unassigning User Keys
433
Disabling User Keys
435
Recalling and Editing User Key Assignments
435
Support, Batteries and Service
437
Environmental Limits
440
When to Replace Batteries
440
Changing Batteries
441
Testing Calculator Operation
445
Self-Test
446
Keyboard Test
447
Port RAM Test
448
IR Loop-Back Test
449
Serial Loop-Back Test
450
Limited One-Year Warranty
451
Error Messages
455
Menus
465
System Flags
467
Table of Units
473
Table of Built-In Equations
477
Operation Index
481
Stack Diagrams for Selected Commands
539
Object Type Numbers
568
Index
579

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