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TI­Nspire

Jeff VanArnhem jvanarn@leeca.org

TI­Nspire technology empowers students to learn across different visual representations of a problem, developing a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.

TI­Nspire vs. TI­Nspire CAS

Handheld vs. Software

The Keypad...

Navpad common symbols alphabet Home (document

• ptions)

Menu (application

• ptions ­ context

sensitve) Grab Keyboard Shortcuts...

Document­Based File System

Let's create a New Document

Pages and Problems

1.1

problem page

"pretty print" mathematical templates

CAS

menu options

Calculator Application

Add a Calculator Application

Check out the "context sensitive" menu options. Hit Ctrl + Multiplication to access the math templates

Let's define a function on this page!!

= for comparison & := for assignment

Graphs and Geometry

menu (context sensitive)

Let's try a Graph

ctrl

+

To go to next/previous page Adjusting the window...

Transforming Parent Functions

Tracing (changing x or y value)

menu ­ 4: Trace click/enter to place point type value & hit enter

Dragging points along the function

Lists and Spreadsheets

spreadsheet function table

Filling column with arithmetic sequence Formula in "diamond" row

Note: Make sure to title column

What about the table that I used so much on my TI­83/84?

Scatter Plot from Table

hit enter to choose variable New graph page & change type

In an empty cell in spreadsheet, choose menu ­ 4: Statistics ­ 1: Stat Calculations... choose X List and Y List

Statistics from Data

Notes (3 templates)

Data and Statistics

type in some values & highlight column (up arrow once at top) dynamically linked

Quick Graph

Multiple Representations / Split Screen

select layouts custom splits

More software (included/free)

Computer Link

http://education.ti.com