Texas Instruments TI-73 Explorer, User Manual

Page 1: ...ents TI 73 TI 83 Plus Logic Ladder How To Start and Quit the Application Use On screen Options and Menus Complete the Factor Activity Complete the Classic Activity Delete the Application More Information Scoring Error Recovery TI ...

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Page 3: ...less than nine steps Clues give you an idea of how close you are to the correct sequence The Logic Ladder application is a concept application that TI wants to share with our customers educators and students before the product definition and testing are complete It is an alpha software version and as such it may contain imperfections or the coding may be incomplete TI invites your feedback concern...

Page 4: ...rating system software from education ti com softwareupdates Follow the link to Operating Systems Computer with Windows 95 98 2000 Windows NT or Apple Mac OS 7 1 or higher installed TI GRAPH LINK computer to calculator cable If you do not have this cable call your distributor or order the cable from TI s online store TI GRAPH LINK software that is compatible with the TI 73 or the TI 83 Plus or TI ...

Page 5: ...ng this and other applications are available at education ti com guides Follow the link to Flash installation instructions Getting Help The instructions in this guidebook are only for this application If you need help using the TI 73 or TI 83 Plus refer to its comprehensive guidebook at education ti com guides ...

Page 6: ...isplay the list of applications on your calculator 2 Select LogicLdr The application s information screen is displayed 3 Press any key to continue The developer s screen is displayed 4 Press any key to continue The main menu is displayed Quitting the Application From the application s main menu select QUIT or press ...

Page 7: ... menu press h or to highlight the menu item and then press to select it Using On Screen Options The main activity screens display a GIVE UP option in the bottom right corner of the screen To select this option press the graphing key directly below the option R S T U V Press V to select GIVE UP ...

Page 8: ... if you completed the Factor activity giving five correct answers and two incorrect answers and also completed the Classic activity giving three correct answers and one incorrect answer the score would show WINS 8 LOSSES 3 Viewing and Resetting the Score You can view your score at any time by returning to the MAIN MENU and selecting VIEW STATS To reset the score return to the MAIN MENU and select ...

Page 9: ...re the prime bases X and Y are the powers of the prime bases You determine which values for A B X and Y create the correct prime factorization of the number 1 From the MAIN MENU select FACTOR The FACTOR menu is displayed 2 Select START to display the first number to factor The arrow is at A The default selections for A X B and Y are highlighted A random number is generated whose prime factorizatio...

Page 10: ... values for all of the variables before you press 6 Press h to move the arrow to the exponent X and then use the arrow keys _ a to highlight the value that you want to select for the exponent of A X 7 Repeat step 4 to select values for B and Y 8 After you have selected all four values press Tip You can move the arrow back to any base or exponent and change its value before you press ...

Page 11: ...ity press To quit the activity press to return to the MAIN MENU You have one more opportunity to solve the problem Select TRY AGAIN to return to the problem To move on to another problem select GIVE UP When you select GIVE UP or if you answer a problem incorrectly two times your cumulative score and the correct answer are displayed Press any key to return to the MAIN MENU ...

Page 12: ...fewer tries After each try clues indicate the number of correct shapes and the number of shapes that are in the correct order Activity settings control the number of shapes 4 6 and whether shapes can be repeated 1 From the MAIN MENU select CLASSIC The CLASSIC menu is displayed Tip The default settings are four shapes shapes can be repeated 2 Select START to display the first problem The first shap...

Page 13: ... clues about the correct answer Note After you press you have completed that try A line indicates that one shape is correct but is not in the correct location A solid square indicates that one shape is correct and that shape is in the correct location The activity can have four five or six shapes The shapes displayed at the top of the screen are those that could be part of the solution ...

Page 14: ...determine the correct shape pattern the clues show that all of the shapes are in the correct location and GOOD JOB is displayed at the bottom of the screen 6 Press any key to display your cumulative score Notice that the order of the clues is insignificant These two squares do not indicate that the first two shapes are correct but that two of the four shapes are correct and are in the correct loca...

Page 15: ...er Page 15 If you are not able to determine the shape pattern in nine or fewer tries a screen is displayed that shows your cumulative score and the correct answer 7 From the scoring screen press any key to return to the MAIN MENU ...

Page 16: ...whether shapes can be repeated The default values are 4 and YES 4 shapes shapes can be repeated To set the number of shapes 1 From the CLASSIC menu select PIECES The display changes to 4 5 6 2 Use the arrow keys _ a to move the cursor to the number of shapes that you want the activity to include and then press The display changes back to PIECES ...

Page 17: ...er shapes can be repeated 1 From the CLASSIC menu select REPEAT The display changes to YES NO 2 Move the cursor to YES if you want to repeat shapes or move the cursor to NO if you do not want to repeat shapes and then press The display changes back to REPEAT ...

Page 18: ...ect Delete 3 Select Apps 4 Move the cursor to LogicLdr 5 Press A confirmation message is displayed 6 Select Yes to delete the application TI 83 Plus 1 Press to display the MEMORY menu 2 Select Mem Mgmt Del 3 Select Apps 4 Move the cursor to LogicLdr 5 Press A confirmation message is displayed 6 Select Yes to delete the application ...

Page 19: ...rror during an installation change the batteries before trying again Invalid Signature or Certificate Either this calculator does not have a certificate to run the application or electrical interference caused a link to fail Try to install the application again Error in Xmit This problem is usually associated with the unit to unit cable and its connection between the calculators Make sure the cabl...

Page 20: ...ually associated with the TI GRAPH LINK cable and its connection to the calculator or to the computer Make sure the cable is firmly inserted in the calculator link port and the computer Verify that the correct cable type is selected in the software link settings Verify that the correct communications port Com Port is selected in the software link settings If this does not correct the problem try a...

Page 21: ...TI 83 Plus later using TI Connect software or TI GRAPH LINK software Memory Error This error occurs when the TI 73 does not have sufficient memory for the application In order to make room for another application you must delete an application from the TI 73 Before you delete an application from the TI 73 you can save it on your computer using TI Connect software or TI GRAPH LINK software for the ...

Page 22: ...atible with TI 73 Graph Explorer software version 1 50 and higher or the TI 83 Plus operating system 1 13 and higher To verify your operating system version number 1 From the home screen press 2 Select ABOUT The operating system version number is displayed below the product name and has the format x yy The ID number appears on the line below the product number ...

Page 23: ...tion screen do one of the following Press n and then select LogicLdr or Select INFO from the application s main menu Check Amount of Flash Application Free Space TI 73 1 From the home screen press 2 Select Check Apps The Logic Ladder application requires one free space to load the application For more information about memory and memory management refer to the TI 73 manual ...

Page 24: ... From the home screen press 2 Select Mem Mgmt Del The Logic Ladder application requires at least 16 384 bytes of ARC FREE Flash or one space to load the application For more information about memory and memory management refer to the TI 83 Plus manual ...

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Page 27: ...portant Information 2 What is the Logic Ladder Application 3 What You Need 4 Where to Find Installation Instructions 5 Getting Help 5 Starting and Quitting the Application 6 Navigating 7 Scoring 8 Completing the Factor Activity 9 Completing the Classic Activity 12 Deleting the Application from Your Calculator 18 Installation Error Messages 19 Checking Version Numbers and Free Space 22 CONCEPT APPL...