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atar.notes.user

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CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« on: November 11, 2017, 05:35:25 pm »
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Hi guys, ive realised i dont use my cas (ti nspire) to its full advantage in spec

What are some cas functions that help you guys (esp for complex numbers)
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2017, 06:35:33 pm »
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Quote from: atar.notes.user on November 11, 2017, 05:35:25 pm
Hi guys, ive realised i dont use my cas (ti nspire) to its full advantage in spec

What are some cas functions that help you guys (esp for complex numbers)


I use a classpad II and, to be honest with you, theres precious little that can be done with complex numbers. I know that if you plug in an ugly complex number e.g. ((4+6i)^2)/(4+i) then it can tell you the real and imaginary components, the mod, and the argument, but other then that not much.
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2017, 07:04:13 pm »
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If you look online you can find programs called 'E-Activities' for Classpad which you can download and use in the exam. Dunno about the TI though
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2017, 09:47:17 pm »
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there is this awesome resource in the spec resources thread that is a ti-nspire guide for spec
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2017, 10:57:19 pm »
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Quote from: Cassidyhogi on November 11, 2017, 09:47:17 pm
there is this awesome resource in the spec resources thread that is a ti-nspire guide for spec
ooh nice! i tried to find it but cant
can u post the link here so it can help others too
thank u
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2017, 11:19:53 pm »
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Tbh, the best way to learn about how to use your calculator is to just play around it. It's not like it'll break if you just push buttons, so open up the menus and have a look around at what functions are available. The user manual is actually fairly friendly and helpful without using scary language - by doing this, I actually knew more about the calculator than my methods teacher about half way through year 12.
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Re: CAS tricks for Spec Exam 2
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2017, 10:17:46 am »
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Quote from: Willba99 on November 11, 2017, 06:35:33 pm
I use a classpad II and, to be honest with you, theres precious little that can be done with complex numbers. I know that if you plug in an ugly complex number e.g. ((4+6i)^2)/(4+i) then it can tell you the real and imaginary components, the mod, and the argument, but other then that not much.

Don't know if it will be useful so close to the exam, but Casio actually has a bunch of videos related to specialist calculator usage.

http://www.classpad.com.au/cp2/index.php?me=AC6

There a few quite useful things, and they all relate to specialist.

Hope that helps!
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