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CASIO Classpad

The document provides an overview of the Casio ClassPad and how to use it efficiently for mathematical methods. It introduces the main menu and shortcut keys, describes how to perform basic operations like expanding, factorizing, and converting fractions. It also offers tips for defining functions, graphing, finding equations, and using the calculator more efficiently with user-defined functions and pre-programmed eActivities. Potential issues like variables carrying over between problems are addressed in the troubleshooting section.

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CASIO Classpad

The document provides an overview of the Casio ClassPad and how to use it efficiently for mathematical methods. It introduces the main menu and shortcut keys, describes how to perform basic operations like expanding, factorizing, and converting fractions. It also offers tips for defining functions, graphing, finding equations, and using the calculator more efficiently with user-defined functions and pre-programmed eActivities. Potential issues like variables carrying over between problems are addressed in the troubleshooting section.

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CASIO CLASSPAD

LEARN AND USE EFFICIENTLY


FOR MATHEMATICAL METHODS

INTRODUCTION TO THE CAS


HOW TO USE BASIC OPERATIONS
HOW TO USE THE CASIO MORE EFFICIENTLY
HOW TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY
(DEFINING A FUNCTION, GRAPHING, FINDING AN EQUATION)

TROUBLESHOOTING
INTRO - MENU
• Main • Settings
• eActivity • Menu
• Graph&Table • Main
• Conics • Resize
• System • Esc
• Statistics (General) • Snap
• Spreadsheet (General) • Rotate
• Geometry (General)
• DiffEq-Graph (Spesh)
• NumSolve
• Sequence (General)
• Financial (General)
• Program
• Communication
INTRO - MAIN
• Settings menu: normal 2 (normal 1 gives scientific not outside 1/100)

• Top bar: mostly irrelevant


• (converts an answer from decimal to standard and vice versa)

• Bottom Bar:
• Standard/Decimal (will change all calculations to be either decimal or exact)
• Real/Cplx (Complex is a specialist topic)
• Deg/Gra/Rad (Gradians is irrelevant)
“Shift” + Shortcut
0

INTRO - 1
2
SHORTCUTS 3
4
5
6
• You will notice that the (
keys 7 8 9 and = )
, (given)
do not have a shortcut .
(–) (store)
• This will become useful ^
later!
/
• Shift + Clear = OFF EXP
Cut
Paste
Undo
EXE ans
BASICS - MAIN
• Functionality: solve, simplify, expand, factorise and more
• CAS is a computer
• Requires a sentence for input (syntax – sentence structure)
• Keyboard
• Some advanced commands, all variables and alphabet

• Action vs Interactive
• Action: sentence starter (can be quicker)

• Interactive: fill the gaps (new user friendly)


BASICS - TRANSFORMATION
• Expand: will expand and collect like terms

• Factor
• Factor: will factorise an expression with fractional roots

• rFactor: will factorise an expression with surd roots

• FactorOut: will factorise out a term from an expression

• Fraction
• Propfrac: coverts an improper fraction to mixed number Useful for
long division!
• toFrac: converts a mixed number to improper fraction

• DMS (less useful)


• Dms: converts degrees, minutes and seconds to a number

• To DMS: converts a number to degrees, minutes and seconds


BASICS – TRANSFORMATION – YOUR TURN

• Expand:

• Factorise:

• Fraction: convert to a mixed number


BASICS - KEYBOARD
• Math1 (Solving inc simultaneous)
• Math2 (Calculus & Matrices)
• Math3 (Define, restrict)
• Trig (inc Inverse)
• Var (Variables)
• Abc (inc math and symbols)
• Catalog (Full list of operations)
• Advance (Combinatorics & Sequences)
• Number (Keypad)
BASICS – KEYBOARD – YOUR TURN

• Solve:

• Solve for a
BASICS – KEYBOARD – YOUR TURN

• Solve the simultaneous equations:

• Solve the following trig function with the restriction :


EFFICIENCY - TIPS
• Shortcut keys & User Defined Functions (UDFs)

• eActivities – programmer friendly – menu screen

• Video help

• Simplify is your friend

• Insufficient memory means too many variables/functions


( clear all var)
EFFICIENCY - UDFS
• Shortcut keys & UDF (link here)
• We can program our own shortcuts for 7, 8, 9, =

• Suggestion of functions for UDFs


• = (solve)

• 7, 8 or 9 , , dsolve or fMax)

• Suggestion to relabel
• (copy not cut)
EFFICIENCY - EACTIVITES

• eActivities – programmer friendly (see Charlie Watson)


• Pre-programmed Methods eActivities for use (click link)

• Can be used to solve, program or do specific functions

E.g

• Find the equation of a line connecting and


FUNCTIONALITY – DEFINING EQUATIONS
• Define and solve equations
• Main Screen

• Useful for long questions with the same


equation

E.g. Solve the following where


FUNCTIONALITY - GRAPHING
• How to restrict a domain
• How to adjust the window (quickly)
• Using the view window

E.g. Graph the following

NB: No matter the domain always use less than


or equal for the CAS to recognize end points
FUNCTIONALITY - GRAPHING
View window settings

• Good starting values


• xmin: -10
• xmax: 10
• scale: 1
• ymin: -10
• ymax: 10
1
• scale: 1
FUNCTIONALITY - GRAPHING
• How to find values using x/y calc
• How to find y values using intersection

Find the following


FUNCTIONALITY - GRAPHING
• Using sliders

Find the value(s) of a for which the


following equations have 2 solutions
FUNCTIONALITY - EQUATIONS
• Find an equation using
• Main Screen
• Statistics

E.g. Find the equation of the cubic using


the following four points
FUNCTIONALITY - EQUATIONS
• Find an equation using
• Main Screen
• Statistics

E.g. Find the equation of the quadratic


using the following three points
TROUBLESHOOTING – WEIRD ANSWERS

E.g. Solve for x

The value of a has been


kept from the slider!
TROUBLESHOOTING – WEIRD ANSWERS

• Clear variables
• Clear defined functions
• Close each set of brackets
• Tell the calculator what to solve for
• Define domains where specified, particularly
for circular functions
• Take note of settings, std vs dec and rad vs deg

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