RPN: The Automatic Memory Stack
2-15
4
÷
[14 + (7
×
3) – 2]
by starting with the innermost parentheses (7
×
3) and working outward, just
as you would with pencil and paper. The keystrokes were
.
If you work the problem from left–to–right, press
.
This method takes one additional keystroke. Notice that the first intermediate result is
still the innermost parentheses (7
×
3). The advantage to working a problem left–to–
right is that you don't have to use
to reposition operands for
noncommutative
functions (
and
).
However, the first method (starting with the innermost parentheses) is often preferred
because:
It takes fewer keystrokes.
It requires fewer registers in the stack.
The above example, when solved
left–to–right
, needed all registers in the stack at
one point:
Note
When using the
left–to–right
method, be sure that no more
than
four
intermediate numbers (or results) will be needed at
one time (the stack can hold no more than four numbers).
Keys:
Display:
Description:
Saves 4 and 14 as intermediate
numbers in the stack.
_
At this point the stack is full with
numbers for this calculation.
Intermediate result.
Intermediate result.
Summary of Contents for 35s
Page 1: ...HP 35s scientific calculator user s guide H Edition 1 HP part number F2215AA 90001 ...
Page 14: ...12 Contents ...
Page 15: ...Part 1 Basic Operation ...
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Page 46: ...1 30 Getting Started ...
Page 63: ...RPN The Automatic Memory Stack 2 17 A Solution ...
Page 64: ...2 18 RPN The Automatic Memory Stack ...
Page 74: ...3 10 Storing Data into Variables ...
Page 180: ...12 14 Statistical Operations ...
Page 181: ...Part 2 Programming ...
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Page 246: ...15 12 Solving and Integrating Programs ...
Page 270: ...16 24 Statistics Programs ...
Page 284: ...17 14 Miscellaneous Programs and Equations ...
Page 285: ...Part 3 Appendixes and Reference ...
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Page 308: ...B 8 User Memory and the Stack ...
Page 322: ...C 14 ALG Summary ...
Page 336: ...D 14 More about Solving ...
Page 346: ...E 10 More about Integration ...
Page 352: ...F 6 Messages ...
Page 370: ...G 18 Operation Index ...
Page 382: ...Index 12 ...