TI-Nspire Introduction

GDC TI Nspire CX II - Introduction

Miss G

​TI Nspire CX II - BASICS

​When turning on your GDC, you are taken to the 'Home Screen'.

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​The main settings for your GDC can be found in 5. Settings

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​You can click 5 or use the touch screen to click on Settings.

​Choose 2. Document Settings

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​You can use the touch screen OR press 2

​FLOAT 6 is STANDARD and will allow your GDC to round all numbers to a maximum of 6 digits.

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Decimals starting with 0 will be rounded to 6 decimal places.

​The angle setting should be in Degree.

​The Exponential Format should be 'Normal'.

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​Use your arrow buttons !

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​If not Normal ... all your answers will be in 'Standard Form' (Scientific)

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​The other settings are not important in IGCSE, go all the way down and click OK at the end

​TI Nspire CX II - BASICS

​When turning on your GDC, you are taken to the 'Home Screen'.

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This screen displays the 7 major apps available for you. Each app is represented by a colourful button.

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​The main apps used in IGCSE (and IB) are ...

​Calculator app

Used for regular calculations (like the calculator app on your phone!)

​Add a new page ... (one way)

​Go back to the home page ...

and use the arrows on top to add in a 'Graphing page'.

​Another way of adding a page ..

​1. Press CTRL

​2. Press DOC

​3. PICK '4 ADD LISTS & SPREADSHEETS'

​You should have 3 pages open ...

​Let's delete the Graphing page.

​Once you deleted the Graph page, let's enter the calculator page.

Some important buttons ...

​CTRL will activate all blue functions, on top of the buttons.

​Copying a previous calculation

​Use the arrows above, check until the wanted line of working is blue ... press ENTER

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this screen?

• Scratchpad
• Documents
• Apps
• Home

Multiple Choice

Which option is like using your cell phone calculator to do Maths?

• Calculator

• Graphs

• 1 New Document
• 5 Settings

Multiple Choice

If you want to type a fraction you can use the Template/Structures key. Where else can you find a template for a fraction?

• ÷
• above ÷
• trig

Multiple Choice

How do you turn the handheld OFF?

• ctrl+c
• hold the ON button
• ctrl+ON
• It can not be turned off

Multiple Choice

Calculate 3⁴-2³ using your TI Nspire. 

• $$\frac{1}{81}$$  

• 73

Multiple Choice

HELP! I don't know where I am and I opened too many menus. What should I press?

• ?
• Help button
• esc

Multiple Choice

How can you turn this answer into a decimal? (this can be done multiple ways!)

• Start over
• ctrl + enter

• type $$45\div4$$  

Multiple Choice

What's one other way to turn this answer into a decimal? (this can be done multiple ways!)

• Start over
• menu:2

  number:1 convert to decimal

• type $$45\div4$$  

Multiple Choice

The person working on the device before you left a bunch of junk on the screen. How can you clear the screen?

• Ask Miss G

• Turn it off and back on again
• a) menu : 1 actions

  b) 5 clear history

• ctrl del←