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Mathematical Art: TI-84 Plus CE Pixel art generated with the TI-84 Plus CE. The program is listed below each picture. Radian:FnOff ClrDraw:ZStandard For(A,10,10,.1) For(B,10,10,.1) fPart((A^2+B^2)/2)→C If C=0 Then Pt-On(A,B,1,BLUE) Else Pt-On(A,B,1,RED) End End End Radian:FnOff …Continue Reading
Floating Point Base Conversions with Scientific Calculators Introduction Any scientific calculator that has base conversions will operate on integers only. But what if we want to find hexadecimal representation of π? According to the TI…Continue Reading
Retro Review: Calculated Industries Qualifier Plus IIImx, Model 3440 General Information Company: Calculated Industries Type: Finance/Banking Display: 9 digit alpha-numeric display Power: 2 LR44 or 2 A76 batteries Memory: 1 independent memory (store, recall,…Continue Reading
HP 20S and 21S: Heron’s TriangleIntroductionThe following program calculates the area of a triangle knowing the three lengths. The area is determined by Heron’s formula:Area: √(s * (s – a) * (s – b) *…Continue Reading
HP 20S and HP 21S: Rounding NumbersIntroductionThe following program will allow the user to round any positive number to any number of decimal places, regardless of fixed decimal settings. This is based off the algorithm:x_rounded =…Continue Reading
HP 20S and HP 21S: Approximating Stopping Distances Introduction We can approximate the stopping distance (in feet) of a vehicle on dry pavement given the vehicle’s speed (in miles per hour, mph) by the formula: …Continue Reading
HP 20S and HP 21S: Qualifying Loan Amount (28:36 ratio) Introduction The program presented in today’s blog entry will calculate the qualifying loan amount given the following: * Loan’s annual interest rate and term (in…Continue Reading
HP 20S and HP 21S: Precession Introduction The program PRECESS estimate the new position (right ascension (RA), declination (δ)) of a celestial object given their position in Epoch 2000 with the object’s proper notion. Estimation…Continue Reading
TI-84 Plus CE: Storing Names in a Concentrated String Introduction The program STRNAMES allows the user to store a list of names in a single string. There are only 10 string variables for the TI-84…Continue Reading
Casio Desktop Calculators: Calculating at a Very Fast Speed Introduction: Wow That’s Fast! Recently, there is a discussion on the Museum of HP Calculators forum on “postfix algebraic scientific calculators still in production”. The conversation…Continue Reading