Sharp ELW535B - WriteView Scientific Calculator User manual

EL
-
W535B Calculator
Teaching Activities
For The Classroom
Jeremy Ross

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Table of Contents
Calculator Layout
Special Functions
Examples
Using the Sharp EL-W535B Calculator
TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM
BASIC ARITHMETIC
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
FRACTIONS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
POWERS AND ROOTS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
PARENTHESES AND EDITING
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
ANGLE CONVERSIONS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
COORDINATE CONVERSIONS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
LOGARITHMS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
INVERSE LOGARITHMS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
BASE CONVERSIONS
Practice Activity
Practice Activity
RANDOM NUMBERS, DIE, COINS, AND INTEGERS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
PROBABILITY
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
1
2
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

1 VARIABLE STATISTICS
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
2 VARIABLE STATISTICS & LINEAR REGRESSION
Calculator Activity
Practice Activity
ANSWERS
35
36
37
38
39

1

Special Functions of the Sharp EL
-
W535B Calculator


Modes.
This calculator has three modes. NORMAL, STAT, and DRILL mode.
To access these modes press
followed by
for NORMAL,
for
STAT, and
for DRILL.


Degrees.
The EL
-
W535B can be set to degrees,
radians, or grads. Press
and enter
for DRG. Then press
for degrees,
for radians,
and
for grads.


Display.
There are five display notation systems. To set the number of decimals
places press
for FSE. For fixed decimal type
and then choos
e
your TAB or decimal setting. To set the calculator for scientific notation press
. Now enter the number of significant figures. To set the calculator for
engineering notation press
and then enter the desired TAB setting. To set
the floating
-
point n
umber system in scientific notation press either
or
to choose NORM1 or NORM2. To choose WriteView, which displays formulas
and equations just like textbooks, press
followed by
. Then press
. For Line Editor press
followed by
. Then press
.
If in
Line Editor you can choose an entry mode by pressing
and then
for insert and
for overwrite.


Hyperbolic Functions.
Press
and the function key,
,
, or
.
Enter the angle. Then press
.


Trigonometric Functions.
Press the trigonometric
function key,
,
, or
. Enter the angle. Then press
.


Inverse Hyperbolic Functions.
Press
followed by
and the inverse
trigonometric function key
,
,
. Enter the value. Then press
.


Inverse Trigonometric Functions.
Press
followed by th
e inverse
trigonometric function key
,
,
. Enter the value, then press
.
2



Pi.
Press
.


Degrees
-
Minutes
-
Seconds.
Enter the degrees. Press
. Enter the minutes.
Press
. Enter the seconds. Press
. Press
to convert to
decimal degrees.


Exponen
ts.
Enter the base. Press
. Enter the exponent. Press
.


Square roots.
Press
. Enter the radicand. Then press
.


Squares.
Enter the number to be squared. Press
. Then press
.


Base 10 Logarithms.
Press
. Enter the number. Then press
.


Base e Logarithms.
Press
. Enter the number. Then press
.


Base Logarithms.
If in WriteView mode press
. Enter the base. Then
press
and enter the number. Then press
. If in Line Editor press
. Enter the base. Then press
. Enter the n
umber. Then Press
.


Higher roots.
Enter the index. Press
followed by
. Enter the
radicand. Then press
.


Cube roots.
Press
. Enter the radicand. Then press
.


Reciprocals.
Enter the number. Press
followed by
. Then press
.


Antiloga
rithms.
Press
. Enter the exponent. Then press
.


Exponentials.
Press
followed by
. Enter the exponent. Then press
.


Cubes.
Enter the number to be cubed. Press
. Then press
.
3



Scientific Notation.
Enter the number. Press
. Enter the
power. Then
press
.


Euler’s Number.
To enter
e
press
followed by
.


Fractions.
Enter the numerator. Press
. Enter the denominator. Then
press
.


Mixed Numbers.
Enter the whole number. Press
. Enter the
numerator. P
ress
. Enter the denominator. Then press
.


Memory.
The calculator has 9 memories. Memory calculations can be
performed in NORMAL and STAT modes. Enter the value to be stored. Press
. Press the location you wish to store the value A
-
F, M, X, or Y
.


Recall Memory.
Press
. Press the location you wish to access A
-
F, M, X,
or Y.


Last Answer Recall.
Perform a calculation. Press the operation key. The last
answer will be recalled. Enter the number. Then press
.


Definable Memories.
You can s
tore functions or operations in definable
memories (D1
-
D4). Press
. Press the location you wish to store your
function
,
,
,
. Press the operation you want to store.


Change.
You can change your answer from decimals to mixed numbers to
fractions by p
ressing
. Also, you can change your answer from decimals or
fractions to answer containing the pi symbol or square root symbol by pressing
.


Random.
You can generate random numbers, dice, coin flips, or integers. Press
. Press
for random number
s between 0 and 1. Press
for random dice rolls from 1 to 6. Press
for random coin flips where 0 is
heads and 1 is tails. Press
for random integers between 0 and 99.


P<
-
>R Conversion.
To convert to polar coordinates enter your x
-
coordinate first.
Then press
. Then enter the y
-
coordinate. Press
. To convert
4

to rectangular coordinates enter your r
-
value. Press
. Then enter your
theta. Press
.


Factorial.
Enter the number. Press
followed by
. Then press
.


Combinations.
Enter the
larger number. Press
. Enter the smaller
number. Then press
.


Permutations.
Enter the larger number. Press
followed by
. Enter
the smaller number. Then press
.


Signed Numbers.
Enter
. Enter the number.


Absolute Value.
Press
. Ente
r the expression. Press
.


Binary.
To convert from one of the supported base systems into binary enter the
number. Then press
.


Hexadecimal.
To convert from one of the supported base systems into
hexadecimal enter the number. Then press
.


Octad
ecimal.
To convert from one of the supported base systems into
octadecimal enter the number. Then press
.


Decimal.
To convert from one of the supported base systems into decimal enter
the number. Then press
.


Pentadecimal.
To convert from one of
the supported base systems into
pentadecimal enter the number. Then press
.
5

Examples:
Please refer to the following examples and the keystrokes required to enter each
problem. From these simple examples more complicated expressions can be easily
entered.
9
2
1

3
1
4
3
2

3
2
17

4
3
2
3
2
1


%
33
153

e
ln
10
log



4
log
2
2
3
10
e

30
sin
0
cos
1

78
tanh
!
3
5
10
C
1
6
P
6