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Using the Casio fx-83 Calculator
The Casio fx-83 calculator is currently widely available and is highly
recommended for use by engineering students at Levels 2 and 3.
The calculator has over 250 functions and it incorporates a ‘natural
display’ that supports input and output using mathematical notation,
such as fractions, roots, etc.
INITIALISING THE CALCULATOR
The keystrokes shown in Figure 1 can be used to return the calculator’s settings and modes
to their initial (default) values. Note that this operation will also clear any data from the
calculator’s memory. The fx-83’s Clear menu is shown in Figure 2.
SETTING THE CALCULATOR MODE
The fx-83 provides three different calculation modes; COMP is used for general calculations,
STAT is used for statistical calculations, and TABLE is used to generate a table of values
based on a given expression. For Level 2, you will only need to use the COMP mode. The
Mode menu is shown in Figure 3 and the keystrokes required to set the calculator to the
COMP mode are shown in Figure 4.
FIGURE 1 Key entry required to initialize the calculator
FIGURE 2 The fx-83’s Clear menu will allow you to reset and initialize the calculator
FIGURE 3 The fx-83’s Mode menu will allow you to change the calculator’s mode
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