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What is a program, Steps for creating a program – Texas Instruments TI-73 EXPLORER User Manual

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Chapter 12: Programming

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What Is a Program?

A program is a series of one or more programming commands

to be executed by the calculator. Each command is an

expression or instruction and begins with a colon (:). The

number and size of programs that the TIN73 can store is

limited only by available memory.

Steps for Creating a Program

Follow these basic steps when creating and executing a

program. You may not have to do all of them each time.

Create a new program

by naming it.

Enter, delete, and edit

command lines in the

Program editor.

-

l

exits the

Program editor.

Execute the Program.

8 " "

b

8

prgm

name b

b

If it is necessary to debug the

program, go back to the Program

editor to edit commands.

8"

prgm

name b