HurrayForSchool
November 21st, 2002, 12:54 AM
For anyone who has a TI-83 Plus and is interested in making simple programs:
(Note: This tutorial will not explain TI-BASIC in detail yet give those who have never used it a whiff of the programming.If you like the concept of calc. programming, I have provided a few links with more in-depth tutorials at the bottom.)
How to turn on the TI-83+:
Basically, if you don't know how to do this, you are a complete idiot.
(Note: My batteries just ran out on my calc, so my commands may not be excatly typed and spelled correctly, but your smart so you can figure it out)
Anyway,
To start a new program:
1. Push PRGM
2. press the left arrow key once and press enter
3.type in the name of your program, in this case type "Hello"
(Note: When I say "type ____" DO NOT TYPE THE PARANTHESES!, I swear, i get emails asking why their program won't work. I tell them they weren't supposed to type " ". The replys i get are: "oh, thanx")
4.Press PRGM again
5.Press the right arrow once
6. select the command that says "clearhome" or "clrhome", something like that.
-this command clears the home screen when you execute the program
(note: okay, basically i am going to assume you know that most of the commands you will use in the calc. are going to be under the prgm button. plus, i am lazy and don't feel like holding your hand today)
7.select the disp. command
8. type "Hello"
- the screen should look like: DISP "HELLO"
9.select the pause command
10. run the program
- the screen should be cleared and "HELLO" should be displayed on your screen and will wait for you to press enter.
If you liked this tutorial here are some good links to continue programming:
TI-CALC (http://www.ticalc.org/programming/columns/ti82bas/vol1.html)
Heres another (http://cirrus.tigalaxy.com/docs.htm)
There was another called kevtiva.com/calc but i don't believe it works anymore.
More TI-BASIC tutorials to come, sorry this one was brief, but i gotta do homework.
(Note: This tutorial will not explain TI-BASIC in detail yet give those who have never used it a whiff of the programming.If you like the concept of calc. programming, I have provided a few links with more in-depth tutorials at the bottom.)
How to turn on the TI-83+:
Basically, if you don't know how to do this, you are a complete idiot.
(Note: My batteries just ran out on my calc, so my commands may not be excatly typed and spelled correctly, but your smart so you can figure it out)
Anyway,
To start a new program:
1. Push PRGM
2. press the left arrow key once and press enter
3.type in the name of your program, in this case type "Hello"
(Note: When I say "type ____" DO NOT TYPE THE PARANTHESES!, I swear, i get emails asking why their program won't work. I tell them they weren't supposed to type " ". The replys i get are: "oh, thanx")
4.Press PRGM again
5.Press the right arrow once
6. select the command that says "clearhome" or "clrhome", something like that.
-this command clears the home screen when you execute the program
(note: okay, basically i am going to assume you know that most of the commands you will use in the calc. are going to be under the prgm button. plus, i am lazy and don't feel like holding your hand today)
7.select the disp. command
8. type "Hello"
- the screen should look like: DISP "HELLO"
9.select the pause command
10. run the program
- the screen should be cleared and "HELLO" should be displayed on your screen and will wait for you to press enter.
If you liked this tutorial here are some good links to continue programming:
TI-CALC (http://www.ticalc.org/programming/columns/ti82bas/vol1.html)
Heres another (http://cirrus.tigalaxy.com/docs.htm)
There was another called kevtiva.com/calc but i don't believe it works anymore.
More TI-BASIC tutorials to come, sorry this one was brief, but i gotta do homework.