Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Pink

TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook

Note: This guidebook for the TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition with operating system (OS)

version 2.55MP. If your calculator has a previous OS version, your screens may look different and some features may not be available. You can download the latest OS education.ti.com/guides.

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition .................................................................... 1 Documentation Conventions .......................................................................................................... 1 TI-84 Plus Keyboard ......................................................................................................................... 1 Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus .................................................................................... 3 Setting the Display Contrast ........................................................................................................... 4 The Display ....................................................................................................................................... 5 Interchangeable Faceplates ............................................................................................................ 8 Using the Clock ................................................................................................................................ 9 Entering Expressions and Instructions .......................................................................................... 11 Setting Modes ................................................................................................................................ 14 Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names ................................................................................................... 19 Storing Variable Values ................................................................................................................. 20 Recalling Variable Values .............................................................................................................. 21 Scrolling Through Previous Entries on the Home Screen ............................................................ 22 ENTRY (Last Entry) Storage Area .................................................................................................. 22 TI-84 Plus Menus ............................................................................................................................ 25 VARS and VARS Y-VARS Menus ..................................................................................................... 27 Equation Operating System (EOS™) ............................................................................................. 29 Special Features of the TI-84 Plus ................................................................................................. 30 Other TI-84 Plus Features ..............................................