TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
With tips that work for earlier versions, too

Get a handle on the tool that does everything from basic math to probabilities!

Count yourself fortunate to have found this book! It’ll help you squeeze all the value from this handy device that not only solves equations and creates graphs, but also constructs geometric figures, finds the slope and equation of a line, generates random numbers, and simulates tossing coins and rolling dice.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Use the math and angle menus
• Perform geometry functions with GeoMaster
• Measure an angle
• Construct lines, polygons, circles, and arcs
• Graph inequalities
• Communicate with PCs or other calculators

From the Back Cover
With tips that work for earlier versions, too

Get a handle on the tool that does everything from basic math to probabilities!

Count yourself fortunate to have found this book! It’ll help you squeeze all the value from this handy device that not only solves equations and creates graphs, but also constructs geometric figures, finds the slope and equation of a line, generates random numbers, and simulates tossing coins and rolling dice.

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Use the math and angle menus
• Perform geometry functions with GeoMaster
• Measure an angle
• Construct lines, polygons, circles, and arcs
• Graph inequalities
• Communicate with PCs or other calculators

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (June 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764571400
• ISBN-13: 978-0764571404
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you don't buy the TI-83 Plus for Dummies book, you will not get this one., September 17, 2005

By	Douglas L. Datwyler (UTAH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you don't buy the TI-83 Plus for Dummies book, the TI-84 Plus book won't do you any good. There are way TOO many references to the TI-83 book and the book is written in a way that implies you spent the money to upgrade to a TI-84+, rather than buying the TI-84+ out right.

Save your money, unless you agree that spending the money for both books is a good deal.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This Book is Downright Terrible, June 18, 2008

By	Robert S. Clark "Sean Clark" (Parker, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have literally not gotten one single answer out of this book. It is a dark unholy thing...just lurching into the night. Even the index is terrible in that it is extremely limited. There is not even an entry on how to use logorithmic functions. I have literally had way better luck pressing buttons in all kinds of combinations to slowly figure out how to use my graphing calculator. Even the manual that came with the unit is way better than this book.

If you buy this rotten book, then plan to take up smoking. You will need to because it is extraordinarily stressful to try and find a single answer to anything out of this rotten text.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great for people who own a TI-84 Plus!, February 10, 2006

A Kid's Review

The TI-84 is a very hard calculator to use but with this book, you'll use this calculator like you had it since you was a baby! This book has complete details of all the TI-84 functions and the book explain how to use the functions in a very understanding way! Overall, I think that this is a great book and you should get it right now if you own a TI-84 Plus.