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Tables
Tables
Tables
Tables
The calculator has two different formats for viewing tables of values. In the first format, the user
sets the starting point and the increment value value for x, and the calculator automatically
generates a table of values.
To set up this type of table, press
2
nd
WINDOW. This is the resulting screen.
In setting up the table, the user can select the start point (
TblStart) and the increment
∆
Tbl.
Use the up and down arrow keys until the character to the right of
TblStart= is highlighted.
Enter the starting number. Arrow down to the next line and enter the desired increment. An
increment of one is often useful, but at times a larger or smaller increment may work better. To
finish
TABLE SETUP for an automatic table of values, make sure the word Auto is highlighted
on both the
Indpnt: and Depend: lines.
To view the table of values, press
2
nd
GRAPH.
Example: Using the functions that were entered in the
Entering Functions in Y=
Entering Functions in Y=
Entering Functions in Y=
Entering Functions in Y=
section, create a table of values starting at x = 0 with an increment of 1.
This is the
TABLE SETUP:
Here is the table of values. Note that there are several columns. The values for the function
entered in
Y1 are recorded in the Y1 column; the values for the function entered in Y2 are
recorded in the Y2 column, and so on.