HP 300s Scientific Calculator - Manual (Page 4)

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Displaying Calculation Results in a Form
that Includes Irrational Number Form. . . . . . . 16
Basic Calculations (COMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Arithmetic Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Number of Decimal Places and Number of
Significant Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Omitting a Final Closed Parentheses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Fraction Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Switching Between Improper Fraction and Mixed
Fraction Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Switching Between Fraction and Decimal Format . . . . .21
Percent Calculations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Degree, Minute, Second (Sexagesimal) Calculations . .23
Inputting Sexagesimal Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Sexagesimal Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Converting Values Between Sexagesimal and
Decimal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using Multi-statements in Calculations . . . . . 24
Using Calculation History Memory and
Replay (COMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Recalling Calculation History Memory Contents. . . . . . .24
Replay Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using Calculator Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Memory Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Answer Memory (Ans) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Independent Memory (M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Variables (A, B, C, D, E, F, X, Y) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Clearing the Contents of All Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Function Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pi ( π ) and Natural Logarithm Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Trigonometric and Inverse Trigonometric Functions . . .30
Hyperbolic and Inverse Hyperbolic Functions . . . . . . . .30
Converting an Input Value to the Calculator’s Default
Angle Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions . . . . .31
Power Functions and Power Root Functions . . . . . . . . .33
Rectangular-Polar Coordinate Conversion . . . . . . . . . . .34
Converting to Polar Coordinates (Pol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Converting to Rectangular Coordinates (Rec) . . . . . . . .34
Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common
Multiple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
The Integer Function and the Greatest Integer
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Division with Quotient and Remainder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36