TI-84 Plus CE Python: Drawing Random Paths

TI-84 Plus CE Python: Drawing Random Paths

Introduction

The Python script PATHS draws a path from the left side to one of the other three sides of the screen:  bottom, right, or up.  

The path is laid on a 70 x 70 grid, consisting on 10 x 10 blocks.  Due to the how the screen is set up, the grid does not look like squares.   A random number between 1 and 3 is picked and the path moves in one of three ways:

1:  The path moves up

2:  The path moves right

3:  The path moves down

Three modules are used:

>  random module

>  ti_draw module (exclusive to TI):  drawing commands

>  time module (exclusive to TI):  used for the sleep command

TI-84 Plus CE Python Script:  paths.py

This code should work on the TI-83 Premium CE and the TI-Nspire CX II.  

# draw a random path

# EWS 2023-06-19

from ti_draw import *

from random import *

from time import *

clear()

set_window(0,70,0,70)

# initialization

set_color(0,128,0)

x=0

y=40

# draw using upper left corner

fill_rect(x,y,10,10)

# main loop

while x<60 and y>10 and y<60:

  r=randint(1,3)

  if r==1:

    y+=10

    set_color(0,0,224)

  if r==2:

    x+=10

    set_color(0,128,0)

  if r==3:

    y-=10

    set_color(255,165,0)

  fill_rect(x,y,10,10)

  sleep(.25)

# set end indicator

set_color(0,0,0)

fill_rect(0,40,10,10)

fill_rect(x,y,10,10)

# text - allow for text height

# have to play around

set_color(255,255,255)

draw_text(2,42,"BGN")

draw_text(x+2,y+2,"END")

show_draw()

Notes:

>  The show_draw() command on the end let's us see all the steps.   A sleep command (time module) at the end of the loop to slow down between each execution of the loop.

>  The fill_rect both take coordinates to be the upper-left hand corner of box.  

>  The draw_text works similarly to fill_rect except we have to account for the size of the font.   

>  The set_window command allows us to set the coordinates for the window.  If there is no set_window command, the screen would operate by pixels instead. The TI-84 Plus CE screen is 319 x 209 pixels.  

Three example paths are shown below:  

Eddie 

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HP 15C Collector's Edition: Some Thoughts and Hidden Modes

HP 15C Collector's Edition:   Some Thoughts and Hidden Modes

On May 2, 2023, Moravia announced the return on the HP 15C programming scientific calculator.  An initial limited run  calculators were available that were delivered in July. Thankfully, another set of calculators will be available for order and delivery starting the end of September 2023.

Hopefully this will be true in future production runs, but in the initial run, the HP 15C came in a box, a Thank You card,  with a leather case and a printed manual.    I love the larger font and the clarity of the text of the Owner's Handbook.   The handbook is an extension of the original HP 15C Manual along with an introduction from Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz and Gene Wright.  

You can download both the Manual and new edition of the Advanced Functions Handbook from the HP Calculator Literature website:

Manual:  https://literature.hpcalc.org/items/2258

Advanced Functions Handbook:  https://literature.hpcalc.org/items/2259

The compliment to Manual, the Advanced Functions Handbook goes into detail on several of the HP 15C's advanced features:  

Solving Equations:   The best ways for using the SOLVE command, and how the SOLVE feature finds roots of equations.  This section also includes a section of finding the derivative (approximate slope) of a function and a financial time-value-of-money program.

Integration:  The accuracy of the integral function and handling more difficult integral problems.  In general, the accuracy and the time of integration is tied to the fixed decimal settings.

Complex Numbers:  The internal workings of the complex mode (Flag 8), including solving equations and integrations.

Matrices:  LU Decomposition, constructing identity matrices, and least-squares calculations.

Programming:  No More Pause Bug

The PSE bug has been fixed!  We can use the pause command to heart's content and the display won't flash off.  

Back of the Calculator

The back of the HP 15C has a plate that has the following information:  statistics registers, some conversions, a table of error, test, and matrix codes, how the ISG (increment skip if greater than) and DSE (decrement skip if equal) commands work, and the stack effects on several two-result commands.

The Keyboard

The battery compartment, which contains the two CR2032 batteries needed to power the HP 15C is held by a small screw.  Thankfully, no special screwdriver is required, a small household or computer screwdriver should do the trick.

The keyboard, for me, is responsive.  The keys give a nice, quiet click when they are pressed.  I'm comfortable holding the calculator and letting my thumbs type on the keyboard efficiently.

Hidden Modes

Already, the HP 15C Collector's Edition has additional memory over the previous editions:

*  A maximum of 99 memory registers, 78 uncommitted registers at default setting

*  A maximum of 672 steps

We have some Easter Eggs on the HP 15C Collector's Edition.   There are two hidden modes on the HP 15C:

HP 15.2 Mode:  This mode ups the maximum of memory registers to 195, with 174 uncommitted registers at default setting.    Pressing [ g ] ( MEM ) at the beginning will show "19174 00-0", as there really isn't enough room to display the total amount of uncommitted registers.  I have my calculator in 15.2 mode and so far, this calculator works as well as the default HP 15 mode.  Switching back to 15 mode will preserve as much memory as allowed, excessive memory will be lost.  

HP 16 Mode:  This modes accesses a possible-beta version of the HP 16C calculator.   The HP 16C calculator was a popular computer programmer's calculator which emphasizes on bit manipulation, base conversions, and Boolean logic.   I worked a little bit on this mode, and there was a few problems when working in decimal integer mode.     More information on the HP 16C calculator here:  https://www.hpmuseum.org/hp16.htm

How do we switch the hidden modes on the Collector's Edition?

1.  With the calculator off: hold the [ g ], [ ENTER ], and [ ON ] keys.   This gets the calculator into test mode.

2.  Press [ 4 ].  Option 4 will not appear on the screen.

3.  Set your mode:

   * [ e^x ] for the original HP 15C Collector's Edition mode

   * [ 1/x ] for the expanded 15.2 mode  (not manufacturer supported)

   * [ 7 ] for the HP 16C mode (not manufacturer supported)

Caution:  The 15.2 and 16 modes are not manufactured supported.  Enter at your own risk.  For me, I have used the 15.2 mode and the calculator works fine.  The original mode still has plenty of memory.  

Discussion on the hidden modes starts about page 17 of this thread:

https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-19886-page-17.html

Final Thoughts

Welcome back, HP 15C!  Knock on wood the HP 15C once again becomes mainstream like it's long time financial cousin the HP 12C.

Need help with RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)?  Check out the RPN Programming tutorial series (which was done for the previous HP 15C Limited Edition) which starts here:  http://edspi31415.blogspot.com/2011/11/hp-15c-programming-tutorial-part-1.html

(Just keep in mind the pause bug that was present in the Limited Edition has been fixed in the Collector's Edition.)

Eddie 

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Casio fx-9750GIII and Swiss Micros DM42: Bijections

Casio fx-9750GIII and Swiss Micros DM42:  Bijections

Bijection - Three Problems 

I have a subscription to Brilliant (brillant.org, this is not a paid ad), where I am taking courses of probability, quantitative finance, and quantum mechanics.  

Today's blog is dealing with bijections, a technique to solve a class of counting problems.   A counting problem calculates the number of ways an event, such as distributing pieces of candy among a group of people, can happen.  

Here, I am working with three types of problems:

Problem 1:  How many positive integer solutions are possible of the equation:

A + B + C + ... = M

M = sum of the integers A, B, C, etc.

M > A, M > B, M > C.  

Problem 2:  How many positive integer solutions are possible of the equation:

A + B + C + ... ≤ M

M = sum of the integers A, B, C, etc.

M > A, M > B, M > C.  

Problem 3:  How many ways can distribute a set amount of balls into a set of urns?  Assume that the urns do not have to have an equal amount of balls.  

Similar problem would be:

How many ways to distribute candy among a population of people?  

How many ways to give a deck of cards from a deck to a table full of players, given that each card is randomly distributed?  Assume that the players do not have equal amount of cards.  

The programs on this blog uses two different approaches.   The program for the fx-9750GIII uses a prompt approach while the program for the DM42 uses a direct approach.  

Casio fx-9750GIII Program:  BIJECT

Code:

"EWS 2023-06-12"

0 → S

ClrText

Menu "BIJECTIONS","A+B+C+...=M",1,"A+B+C+...≤M",2,"BALLS IN URNS",3

Lbl 2

1 → S

Lbl 1

"# OF VARIABLES"? → B

V + S - 1 → V

"SUM (POS. INTEGER)"? → M

Goto 4

Lbl 3

"# OF URNS"? → V

V - 1 → V

"# OF BALLS"? → M

Lbl 4

(M + V) nCr V → S

"# SOLUTIONS = "

S

Notes:

The character # is from the character map (CHAR) of the default program menu in program editing mode (Mode B).

The combination function is displayed as a bold C.  I have nCr in the code listing for clarity.

Swiss Micros DM42 Program:  BIJECT

Code also works for HP 42S, Plus42, Free42

Code:

00  {14-Byte Prgm}

01  LBL "BIJECT"

02  +

03  LAST x

04  COMB

05  END

Stack Set Up:

Y:  number of dividers

X:  number of balls

Set up the stack for the three types of problems.

Problem 1:

Y:   number of variables - 1

X:  sum

Problem 2:

Y:  number of variables

X:  sum

Problem 3:

Y:  number of urns - 1

X: number of balls

Examples

Problem 1:  How many positive integer solutions are possible of the equation:

A + B + C = 20

Number of variables:  3

Sum:  20

Number of dividers:  2   (the number of plus signs in the equation)

Number of solutions:  nCr(20 + 2, 20) = 231

Problem 2:  How many positive integer solutions are possible of the equation:

A + B + C ≤ 20

Number of variables:  3

Sum:  20

Number of dividers:  3   

Since we are allowing for A, B, and C to add up to less than 20, add a slack variable, S, to "catch" any deficit to make the sum 20.   Therefore, we are really solving:

A + B + C + S = 20   

In listing the solutions, S is ignored. 

Number of solutions:  nCr(20 + 3, 20) = 1,771

Problem 3:  How many ways can distribute 40 balls in to 6 urns?

Set the urns in a line, and imagine a divider in between each urn.

urn 1 | urn 2 | urn 3 | urn 4 | urn 5 | urn 6

Number of dividers: 5

Number of balls:  40

Number of distributions:  nCr(40 + 5, 40) = 1,221,759

Try listing all possible distributions.

Eddie 

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Scientific Calculators: Maxima and Minima

Scientific Calculators: Maxima and Minima

Introduction

This blog entry covers four calculators:

Casio fx-991CW

Casio fx-991EX Classwiz

Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro

Texas Instruments TI-30X Pro Math Print

Here is how to find extremum of any general function f(x) and g(x).   This method will tell you where the extremum is located, but not whether the extremum is a minimum or a maximum.  

The extremum of a function can be found by finding the root of the function's derivative:

d/dx f(x) = 0

The steps required are:

1.  Solve d/dx f(x) = 0 to get x.  

2.  Calculate y.  This is easier if we can store the function in f(x) or g(x).

Two methods to find the x point of extremum:

1.  Extremum using f(x) (or g(x))

2.  Extremum using direct entry method

The example used is to find the extremum of e^(sin x) with an initial guess x=1.  We'll be focusing on the x point only.  

Casio fx-991CW 

Either method can be used.   In the Solver Mode, the function button ( [f(x)] ) is available to define f(x) (or g(x)).   Since we are finding a root, we don't have to include the "=0" at the end.

The equation to be used in the solver is:

d/dx( f(x) ) | x = x      (MathIO input)

f(x) can be referenced or typed directly, like:

d/dx( e^(sin(x)) ) | x = x

Casio fx-991EX Classwiz

The direct entry method must be used.  The accuracy may vary for the last digits.  Not as accurate as the fx-991CW. 

Note:  Extremum for quadratic and cubic equations (fx-991CW only) are automatically calculated through the Solver-Polynomial feature of both the fx-991CW and fx-991EX.  

Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro and TI-30X Pro MathPrint

Either method can be used.   f(x) (and g(x) for the TI-30X Pro MathPrint), is edited through the [table] key.   When the function is edited, press [ 2nd ] [ mode ] (quit) to exit the table.    To enter Numeric Solver Mode, press [ 2nd ] [ sin sin^-1 ] (num-solv).  

The solver has the format:

[ ] = [ ]

In this case, we will need to include the 0 on either side of the template.  

Finding extremum is fairly simple.

For the example, the extremum e^(sin x) around x = 1 is x = π/2 (≈ 1.570796327).  

Eddie

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Retro Review: Texas Instruments Galaxy 40sx

Retro Review: Texas Instruments Galaxy 40sx

Quick Facts

Model:  Texas Instruments Galaxy 40sx

Company:  Texas Instruments

Years:  1991  (early 1990s)

Type:  Scientific

Power:  Solar Power

Display:  1 line, 10 digits

Memory Register:  1

Operating System:  Algebraic (prefix, AOS)

Features

The TI-Galaxy 40 sx is a landscape, scientific calculator which has the basic scientific calculator features plus several extras:

*  Trigonometry.  There are two angle modes: degrees and radians. 

*  1-variable statistics

*  Polar/Rectangular Conversion

*  Powers, Roots, Logarithms, Exponentials

*  Factorial of positive integers to 69

*  Scientific notation and cancellation of the scientific notation view mode

*  Two single-operation macros

The calculator is protected by a hard slide case, which slides on and off.  

The [ -x ] is the change sign key. 

The Galaxy 40 sx is the solar-powered version of the Galaxy 40 sx.  

Parenthesis

When the parenthesis keys [ ( ] and [ ) ] are pressed, the calculator keeps track of open parenthesis on the screen.   

For example:   (( 2 + 1.8 ) ÷ 3 )^3 ≈ 2.032296296

[ ( ]        [Screen:    (    One open level.]

[ ( ]        [Screen:   ( (   Two open levels.]

2 [ + ]

1.8 [ ) ]  [Screen:  ) flashes, then shows 3.8.  One open level left.]

[ ÷ ] 3 

[ ) ]         [Screen:  1.266666667]

[ 2nd ] (y^x)

3 [ = ]    [Screen:  2.032296296]

Fractions

The Galaxy 40sx has an emphasis on fractions:

[ |- ]:  Euclidean Division.    This function divides two integers and shows the quotient and remainder.

Example:

148 [ |- ] 39 [ = ] :    Q:  3   R : 31

Entering Fractions:

[ u ]:   Unit (whole number)

[ / ]:  Fraction key.  Enter the numerator, press [ / ], then enter the denominator.

Example:

Enter 5 4/9.   5 [ u ] 4 [ / ] 9 [ = ]:    5 u 4/9

[ F<>D ]:  Fraction/Decimal Conversion.  The algorithm is not perfect as if has a hard time converting many digits to fractions.   For example:  1.666666667 does not convert to 5/3.   0.142857143 does not convert to 1/7.  Your mileage may vary. 

[ F→A b/c ]:  Converts an improper fraction to a mixed fraction.  

Example:

427/19.   427 [ / ] 19 [ F→A b/c ]:  22 u 9/19

[ SIMP ]:  Simplify fractions.  When N/D→n/d appears on the left hand the screen, the displayed fraction can be simplified.  You can choose the factor or let the calculator choose the factor. 

To choose the factor, press [ SIMP ], enter a factor, then press [ = ].

To have the calculator choose the factor, press [ SIMP ], then press [ = ].

In either case, you can view the factor used by pressing [ 2nd ] [ SIMP ] (DIV).  To continue simplifying, press [ x<>y ] to get the fraction back on the screen.  

Example:  Let the calculator choose the factor.

24/88.  

[ SIMP ] [ = ]:   12/44.   [ 2nd ] [ SIMP ] (DIV):  2

[ x<>y ]

[ SIMP ] [ = ]:   6/22.   [ 2nd ] [ SIMP ] (DIV):  2

[ x<>y ]

[ SIMP ] [ = ]:   3/11.   [ 2nd ] [ SIMP ] (DIV):  2

A fraction is irreducible when N/D→n/d is no longer on the screen.

Memory Arithmetic

The Galaxy 40sx has one memory register.   

[ STO ]:  Store number into the memory register.

[ RCL ]:  Recall the number from the memory register.

[ SUM ]:  Adds the number to the memory register.  (STO+)

[ 2nd ] [ STO ] (EXC):  Exchanges the number in the memory with the contents of the memory register.  

Single-Operation Macros

The Galaxy 40sx has two single-operation macros: OP1 and OP2.   The operations can be stored are:

[ + ] n :  Addition

[ - ] n :  Subtraction

[ × ] n :  Multiplication

[ ÷ ] n : Division

[ y^x ] n : Power

[ ˣ√  ] n :  Roots (principal roots)

Storing each macro will also display any arithmetic operation, which is nice.  

Pressing [ 2nd ] (<OP1) or (<OP2) clears the macro.   

This allows for repeated calculations.

Example:  Square 4, 7, and 11.

[ AC/ON ] [ 2nd ] [ x^2 ] (y^x) [ OP1 ]

4 [ OP1 ]:   Display  1    16   (answer: 16,  1st step)

7 [ OP1 ]:   49  

11 [ OP1 ]:  121

Note:  When executing macros, there is a number on the left that indicates the number of times [ OP1 ] or [ OP2 ] has been pressed repeatedly, until 10 or more digits of the answer is displayed.   I find that potentially confusing.  

Final Thoughts 

I like the keyboard.   I wish the calculator had a full-simplification function as an option.   I would also love to see the SIMP key double as a prime factorization of an integer.   The parenthesis tracker and operation macros are nice.  

The calculator works best in full light and has some extra features above the basic scientific calculator.  

Source

Datamath.  "Texas Instruments Galaxy 40sx"  Last Updated December 5, 2001.  Retrieved August 14, 2023.  http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Galaxy/TI40_Galaxy.htm

The manual that can be downloaded is in Dutch.  

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HP 42S and DM42: Multiplying Huge Positive Integers

HP 42S and DM42: Multiplying Huge Positive Integers

Introduction

The program LRG× multiplies to two large integers, allowing answers to extend beyond 12 digit capacity.  The product is shown in the alpha register.  How is this possible?  One way is to split the multiplier and multiplicand (also known as factors) into groups of digits.   This method is quite a complex process.  I will demonstrate with a simple example.

The Process Explained

Multiply: 

4,257 × 3,698 = 15,742,386

There are four digits in each of the factors (n = 4).

Split the numbers into groupings of two digits (n ÷ 2 =2).  Note that I use four registers to store the groups.   Memory registers R2 and R4 represent hundreds (10^2) while memory registers R1 and R3 represent units (10^0).

4257 = 42 × 10^2 + 57 

3698 = 36 × 10^2 + 98

R2 = 42, R1 = 57

R4 = 36, R3 = 98

Let memory register R5 be the units part of the product, up to 9999 (4 digits).   Let memory register R6 represent the part of the product 10,000 and above.  

On to the multiplication: 

Multiply R2 and R4, and store the results in R6.  In this case, 42 × 36 = 1512, which will R6 carry.   Memory register R6 represent ten-thousands (10^4) since R2 really is 4200 and R4 is really 3600, hence 4200 × 3600 = 15120000 = 1512 × 10^4.

Next multiply R1 and R3, then store the result in R5.   57 × 98 = 5586.   

We now have to take care of the cross product, which will represent hundreds (10^2).   This is done by the calculations of R2 × R3 + R4 × R1, which is 42 × 98 + 57 × 36 = 6168.  Note that this represents 6168 × 10^2 = 616800 = 610000 + 6800.  Add 61 to R6 (because R6 represents ten-thousands) and 6800 to R5.

In this example, the sums we have so far are:

R6 = 1573

R5 = 12386

R5 can only have four digits, we must carry over the 10000  (hence add 1 to R6, and drop the 1 from R5), to have a final result of:

R6 = 1573 + 1 = 1574

R5 = 2386

The answer is 15742386  (past R6 and R5 together).

Note:  Had R5 be less than 1000, R5 had to have four digits requiring a padding of zeroes (i.e. 712 becomes 0712, 16 become 0016).  

The program transfers R6 then R5 to the alpha register so the answer reads a long integer.   

In essence what we have done is:

4257 = 42 × 100 + 57 

3698 = 36 × 100 + 98

4257 × 3698 

= (42 × 10^2 + 57) × (36 × 10^2 + 98)

= (42 × 10^2 × 36 × 10^2) + (57 × 98) + (42 × 10^2 × 98 + 57 × 36 × 10^2)

= (1512 × 10^4) + 5586 + (4116 × 10^2 + 2052 × 10^2)

= (1512 × 10^4) + 5586 + (6168 × 10^2)

= 15120000 + 5586 + 616800

= 15742386

The program LRG× has larger unit digit capacity, up to 8 digits.   

HP 42S/Swiss Micros DM42 (including Free42 and Plus 42) Program:  LRG×

Raw file:  largemultiply.raw

Download the program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KMCyGSSGeBvg0zT8UWvf4_uEaCVTfRwt/view?usp=sharing

Program Code:

00 { 156-Byte Prgm }

01▸LBL "LRG×"

02 ALL

03 XEQ 17

04 STO 02

05 XEQ 18

06 STO 01

07 R↓

08 XEQ 17

09 STO 04

10 XEQ 18

11 STO 03

12 RCL 02

13 RCL× 04

14 STO 06

15 RCL 01

16 RCL× 03

17 STO 05

18 RCL 01

19 RCL× 04

20 RCL 02

21 RCL× 03

22 +

23 ENTER

24 ENTER

25 XEQ 17

26 STO+ 06

27 LASTX

28 FP

29 8

30 10↑X

31 ×

32 STO+ 05

33 RCL 05

34 8

35 10↑X

36 X>Y?

37 GTO 16

38 ÷

39 ENTER

40 ENTER

41 IP

42 STO+ 06

43 R↓

44 FP

45 8

46 10↑X

47 ×

48 STO 05

49 GTO 16

50▸LBL 17

51 4

52 10↑X

53 ÷

54 IP

55 RTN

56▸LBL 18

57 LASTX

58 X<>Y

59 -

60 4

61 10↑X

62 ×

63 RTN

64▸LBL 16

65 CF 29

66 CLA

67 ARCL 06

68 8

69 RCL 05

70 X≠0?

71 GTO 21

72 8

73 GTO 22

74▸LBL 21

75 LOG

76 1

77 +

78 IP

79 -

80▸LBL 22

81 STO 07

82 X=0?

83 GTO 19

84▸LBL 20

85 48

86 XTOA

87 DSE 07

88 GTO 20

89▸LBL 19

90 ARCL 05

91 AVIEW

92 SF 29

93 .END.

Notes:

The program LRG× takes two integers from the stack.  This is meant to work on positive, non-zero integers.  

Flag 29 is the thousands separator flag.  Setting flag 29 turns them on while clearing it turns them off. In order to allow the alpha register have the long integer, flag 29 is cleared.

Memory register R5 represents units while R6 represents the part in hundred-millions.  

The program switches the display to ALL mode.  

Examples

Try these examples:  

54,195,365 × 40,857,695 = 2,214,297,693,583,675

12,068,999 × 50,245,126 = 606,408,375,448,874

50,700,600 × 33,800,020 = 1,713,681,294,012,000

58,763,110 × 6,758,999 = 397,179,801,726,890

Source

Hoffman, Dean and Mohler, Lee.   Mathematical Recreations for the Programmable Calculator  Hayden Book Company, Inc.   Rochelle Park:  New Jersey.  1982.  pp 146-166.  

Eddie 

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Casio fx-991CW and TI-30X Pro MathPrint: Arc Length of f(x)

Casio fx-991CW and TI-30X Pro MathPrint:  Arc Length of f(x)

Here is a tip for calculus class.  

Calculating The Arc Length of f(x)

The arc length of f(x) is defined as:

∫( √( 1 + (f'(x))^2 ) dx, x = a to x = b)

With the two function memory, f(x) and g(x), on the Casio fx-991CW and TI-30X Pro MathPrint, we can calculate arc length with the expression:  

∫( √( 1 + (g(x))^2 ) dx, x = a to x = b)

where g(x) = d/dx f(x)

Setup Instructions

Casio fx-991CW

To set up f(x) and g(x):

1.  Press [ f(x) ], select Define f(x) to define the function.  Press [ EXE ] to register it. 

2.  Press [ f(x) ], select Define g(x) to define the derivative.  Press [ EXE ] to register it.  

3.  Recall f(x) and g(x) by pressing [ f(x) ] and selecting the function.

Derivative: 

g(x)  =  ( (f(x + h) - f(x) )/h     [h is sufficiently small, like 0.001]

The integral function on the fx-991CW does not allow to have the derivative command in the integrand.  Therefore, the definition of the derivative must be used.  

TI-30X Pro MathPrint

To set up f(x) and g(x):

1.  Press [ table ].   Select Add/Edict Func.

2.  Edit f(x), then press [ enter ].

3.  Edit g(x), enter the derivative.  Press [ enter ].

4.  Press [ 2nd ] (quit) to exit Table mode. 

5.  Recall f(x) and g(x) by pressing [ table ] and selecting the function.

Derivative: 

g(x)  =  ( (f(x + h) - f(x) )/h     [h is sufficiently small, like 0.001]

 or

g(x) = d/dx( f(x) )|x=x

Note:  The TI-30X Pro MathPrint is a European version of the TI-36X Pro.   The TI-36X Pro has only one function memory slot.  

In any calculus problem, set the angle mode to Radians. 

Examples

1.  f(x) = x^3 + 1 from x = 0 to x = 3.  

For this first example, screens are from the Casio fx-991CW.

Arc length ≈ 27.65808204

2.  f(x) = sin x from x = 0 to x = π

Arc length ≈ 3.820197739

3.  f(x) = 4x^2 + 1 from x = 0 to x = 1

Arc length ≈ 1.478942858

Eddie

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