HP 49g Graphing Calculator - Manual (Page 6)

Modes................................................................................................................................... 2-18
Changing a mode ....................................................................................................... 2-18
Algebraic and RPN modes......................................................................................... 2-21
Exact and approximate modes ................................................................................. 2-22
Command line calculations................................................................................................2-24
Time Management............................................................................................................. 2-26
Setting the date and time........................................................................................... 2-26
Changing the format of the date or time ................................................................2-27
Alarms.............................................................................................................................2-27
Chapter 3: Creating and editing expressions 3-1
Creating a new expression................................................................................................... 3-2
Editing an expression............................................................................................................ 3-3
Using Equation Writer ...............................................................................■........................ 3-4
Implied multiplication.................................................................................................... 3-4
Entering e and i...............................................................................................................3-4
Operating modes ................................................................................................................. 3-5
Worldng with modes ....................................................................................................3-5
How Equation Writer sees expressions.......................................................................3-7
Examples................................................................................................................................. 3-8
Equation Writer keys ............................................................................................................ 3-9
Chapter 4: Plotting graphs 4-1
Basic plotting.......................................................................................................................... 4-3
Plot types.................................................................................................................................4-6
Fimction plots..................................................................................................................4-6
Parametric plots ............................................................................................................. 4-8
Polar plots .....................................................................................................................4-10
Conic plots.....................................................................................................................4-13
Differential equation plots.......................................................................................... 4-15
Truth plots......................................................................................................................4-17
Slopefield plots ............................................................................................................ 4-19
Wireframe plots ...........................................................................................................4-20
Pseudo-Contour plots ................................................................................................4-21
Y-Slice plots................................................................................................................... 4-23
Gridmap plots ..............................................................................................................4-24
Parametric surface plots.............................................................................................. 4-25
Fast 3-D plots ............................................................................................................... 4-27
Statistical plots ............................................................................................................. 4-28
Cursor movement............................................................................................................... 4-34
Standard cursor movement....................................................................................... 4-34
Tracing a plot ............................................................................................................... 4-35
Cursor coordinates.......................................................................................................4-35
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