An introduction to the HP Prime
A no-nonsense guide to HP's flagship calculator, the HP Prime. It gives you step by step instructions for getting to know the HP Prime. Each lesson is a guide that introduces one concept. Many key concepts are covered.
The guide assumes no prior knowledge of the HP Prime and introduces the use of the HP Prime in general and using functions. The table of contents can be used as a guide to the HP Prime commands and its operation.
As well it includes a general introduction to the HP Prime, menus, screens, applications, plotting, CAS, numerical functions and variables are included.
Table of contents:
General use and navigation:
The home screen
The Apps Screen
The Symb Screen
The Plot screen
The Num screen
The CAS Screen
The Vars menu
Applications and functions:
(With worked examples showing the calculators operation, E.g. Plotting, variables and evaluations ect.)
Entering functions
Linear functions
Linear explorer
Graphing power functions
Graphing rational functions
Graphing exponential functions
Graphing logarithmic functions
Graphing sine functions
Evaluating a function graphically
Evaluating a function
Defining functions
Using the function definition
Using the Num Screen to tabulate
Adding two functions
Subtracting two functions
Multiplying two functions
Dividing two functions
Composition of functions
Translations of functions
Reflection of functions
Dilation of functions
Quadratic functions
The quadratic explorer
Finding maxima and minima
Solving a quadratic
Calculating a polynomial from its roots
Calculating a polynomial using its coefficients
Evaluating a formula
Finding the points of intersection of two graphs
Finding the slope of a curve
Finding the slope of a curve graphically
Finding the area enclosed by a curve
Finding the tangent of a curve
How to find the inverse of a function
Plotting a piecewise function
Calculating the derivative of a function
Calculating the integral of a function
Expanding a quadraticÂ