Inserting Items from the Catalogue

You can use the Catalogue to insert functions and commands, symbols and expression templates into the entry line.

1. Press k to open the Catalogue. By default, the first tab is displayed, which lists all commands and functions in alphabetical order.

2. If the function you are inserting is visible in the list, select it and press · to insert it.
3. If the function is not visible:
a) Press a letter key to jump to the entries that begin with that letter.
b) Press ¤ or £ as necessary to highlight the item you are inserting.
c) Click a numbered tab to list functions by category: maths functions, symbols, maths templates, library objects, and value for standard measurement units.
d) Press · to insert the item into the entry line.

Using an Expression Template

Templates help you enter matrices, piecewise functions, systems of equations, integrals, derivatives, products and other maths expressions.

For example, suppose you want to evaluate

1. Press t to open the Template palette.
2. Select to insert the algebraic sum template.

The template appears on the entry line with small blocks representing elements that you can enter. A cursor appears next to one of the elements to show that you can type a value for that element.

3. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to each element’s position, and type a value or expression for each element.

4. Press · to evaluate the expression.

Inserting Expressions Using a Wizard

You can use a wizard to simplify entering some expressions. The wizard contains labelled boxes to help you enter the arguments in the expression.

For example, suppose you want to fit a y=mx+b linear regression model to the following two lists:

{1,2,3,4,5}
{5,8,11,14,17}

1. Press k 1 to open the Catalogue and show the alphabetic list of functions.
2. Click inside the list, and then press L to jump to the entries that begin with “L”.
3. Press ¤ as necessary to highlight LinRegMx.
4. If the Wizards On option is not checked, press e e to highlight Wizards On.
5. Press · to change the setting.
6. Press e e to highlight LinRegMx again.

 

LinRegMx function in a non-CAS or Exact Arithmetic handheld

 

LinRegMx function in a CAS handheld

7. Press ·.

A wizard opens, giving you a labelled box to type each argument.

8. Type {1,2,3,4,5} as X List.
9. Press e to move to the Y List field.
10. Type {5,8,11,14,17} as Y List.
11. If you want to store the regression equation in a specific variable, press e, and then replace Save RegEqn To with the name of the function variable (f1 through f99).
12. Click OK to close the wizard and insert the expression into the entry line.

The expression is inserted along with statements to copy the regression equation and display the variable stat.results, which will contain the results.

LinRegMx {1,2,3,4,5},{5,8,11,14,17},1: CopyVar stat.RegEqn,f1: stat.results

The Scratchpad then displays the stat.results variables.

Note: You can copy values from the stat.results variables and paste them into the entry line.