TI-83 Calculator Tips for MTH 131

What follows is a set of step-by-step keystroke guides for the things that you will most commonly need to do on your calculator in MTH 131.  If there is a process that you are having trouble with, and it does not appear in the list below, please e-mail me and I can try to add it to the list.

                          Window settings

                Zoom

                          Tracing a graph

                          A point with a specific x-value

                          The x- and y-intercepts

                          The maximum or minimum point

                          Inputting data

                          Scatterplots

                          Linear Regression

                          Exponential Regression

                          Quadratic Regression

                          Equations

                          Systems of Equations

                          Order of operations on the calculator

                          Take special care with fractions

                          Converting between fraction and decimal form

                          Taking the nth root of a number