HP 33S Scientific Calculator User's Manual
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HP 33s scientific calculator user’s manual H HP Part number F2216A-90020 Printed in China Edition 2 File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388 Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm Notice This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett–Packard Co. shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or the examples contained herein. © Copyright 2003 Hewlett–Packard Development Company. L.P. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this manual is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett–Packard Company, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The programs that control your calculator are copyrighted and all rights are reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of those programs without prior written permission of Hewlett–Packard Co. is also prohibited. 4995, Murphy Canyon Rd, Suite 301 San Diego, CA 92123 Printing History Edition 1 November 2003 Edition 2 February 2004 File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388 Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm Contents Part 1. Basic Operation 1. Getting Started Important Preliminaries.......................................................1–1 Turning the Calculator On and Off.................................1–1 Adjusting Display Contrast............................................1–1 Highlights of the Keyboard and Display ...............................1–2 Shifted Keys................................................................1–2 Alpha Keys.................................................................1–3 Cursor Keys ................................................................1–3 Silver Paint Keys ..........................................................1–4 Backspacing and Clearing............................................1–4 Using Menus ..............................................................1–7 Exiting Menus .............................................................1–9 RPN and ALG Keys ...................................................1–10 The Display and Annunciators .....................................1–11 Keying in Numbers..........................................................1–14 Making Numbers Negative ........................................1–14 Exponents of Ten .......................................................1–14 Understanding Digit Entry...........................................1–15 Range of Numbers and OVERFLOW ............................1–16 Doing Arithmetic .............................................................1–16 One–Number Functions..............................................1–17 Two–Number Functions ..............................................1–17 Controlling the Display Format ..........................................1–18 Contents 1 File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388 Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm Periods and Commas in Numbers................................ 1–18 Number of Decimal Places ......................................... 1–19 SHOWing Full 12–Digit Precision................................ 1–20 Fractions........................................................................ 1–21 Entering Fractions...................................................... 1–21 Displaying Fractions .................................................. 1–23 Messages ...................................................................... 1–23 Calculator Memory ......................................................... 1–24 Checking Available Memory ...................................... 1–24 Clearing All of Memory ............................................. 1–24 2. RPN: The Automatic Memory Stack What the Stack Is ............................................................. 2–1 The X and Y–Registers are in the Display ........................ 2–2 Clearing the X–Register................................................ 2–2 Reviewing the Stack..................................................... 2–3 Exchanging the X– and Y–Registers in the Stack .............. 2–4 Arithmetic – How the Stack Does It ...................................... 2–4 How ENTER Works ..................................................... 2–5 How CLEAR x Works................................................... 2–6 The LAST X Register ........................................................... 2–7 Correcting Mistakes with LAST X.................................... 2–8 Reusing Numbers with LAST X....................................... 2–9 Chain Calculations in RPN mode ...................................... 2–11 Work from the Parentheses Out ................................... 2–11 Exercises.................................................................. 2–13 Order of Calculation ................................................. 2–13 More Exercises ......................................................... 2–14 2 Contents File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388 Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm 3. Storing Data into Variables Storing and Recalling Numbers...........................................3–2 Viewing a Variable without Recalling It.................................3–3 Reviewing Variables in the VAR Catalog ...............................3–3 Clearing Variables ............................................................3–4 Arithmetic with Stored Variables ..........................................3–4 Storage Arithmetic .......................................................3–4 Recall Arithmetic .........................................................3–5 Exchanging x with Any Variable..........................................3–6 The Variable "i" ................................................................3–7 4. Real–Number Functions Exponential and Logarithmic Functions .................................4–1 Quotient and Remainder of Division.....................................4–2 Power Functions ................................................................4–2 Trigonometry ....................................................................4–3 Entering π ..................................................................4–3 Setting the Angular Mode.............................................4–4 Trigonometric Functions ................................................4–4 Hyperbolic Functions..........................................................4–6 Percentage Functions..........................................................4–6 Physics Constants ..............................................................4–8 Conversion Functions .........................................................4–9 Coordinate Conversions .............................................4–10 Time Conversions ......................................................4–12 Angle Conversions.....................................................4–13 Unit Conversions .......................................................4–13 Probability Functions........................................................4–14 Contents 3 File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition 2).doc Page : 388 Printed Date : 2004/1/30 Size : 13.7 x 21.2 cm Factorial .................................................................. 4–14 Gamma................................................................... 4–14 Probability ............................................................... 4–14 Parts of Numbers ............................................................ 4–16 Names of Functions......................................................... 4–17 5. Fractions Entering Fractions ............................................................. 5–1 Fractions in the Display...................................................... 5–2 Display Rules.............................................................. 5–2 Accuracy Indicators..................................................... 5–3 Longer Fractions.......................................................... 5–4 Changing the Fraction Display............................................ 5–4 Setting the Maximum Denominator ................................ 5–5 Choosing a Fraction Format.......................................... 5–5 Examples of Fraction Displays ....................................... 5–6 Rounding Fractions............................................................ 5–7 Fractions in Equations........................................................ 5–8 Fractions in Programs ........................................................ 5–9 6. Entering and Evaluating Equations How You Can Use Equations .............................................. 6–1 Summary of Equation Operations........................................ 6–3 Entering Equations into the Equation List ............................... 6–4 Variables in Equations ................................................. 6–4 Numbers in Equations ................................................. 6–5 Functions in Equations.................................................. 6–5 Parentheses in Equations .............................................. 6–6 Displaying and Selecting Equations ..................................... 6–6 4 Contents File name 33s-English-Manual-040130-Publication(Edition