HP 32SII RPN Scientific Calculator Owner's Manual
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HP 32SII RPN Scientific Calculator Owner’s Manual HP Part No. 00032–90068 Printed in Singapore Edition 5 File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 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. © Hewlett–Packard Co. 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. All rights reserved. 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. Hewlett–Packard Company Corvallis Division 1000 N.E. Circle Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97330, U.S.A. Printing History Edition 1 November 1990 Edition 2 March 1991 Edition 3 June 1992 Edition 4 April 1993 Edition 5 November 1994 File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 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 an Display .............................. 1–1 Shifted Keys............................................................. 1–1 Alpha Keys .............................................................. 1–2 Backspacing and Clearing......................................... 1–2 Using Menus ........................................................... 1–4 Exiting Menus .......................................................... 1–7 Annunciator............................................................. 1–7 Keying in Numbers ........................................................ 1–9 Making Numbers Negative...................................... 1–10 Exponent of Ten...................................................... 1–10 Understanding Digit Entry........................................ 1–11 Range Number and OVERFLOW ............................ 1–12 Doing Arithmetic.......................................................... 1–12 One–Number Functions........................................... 1–12 Two–Number Functions............................................ 1–13 Controlling the Display Format ....................................... 1–14 Periods and Commas in Numbers ............................. 1–14 Contents 1 File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm Number of Decimal Places....................................... 1–15 SHOWing Full 12–Digit Precision ......................... 1–16 Fractions..................................................................... 1–17 Entering Fractions ................................................... 1–17 Displaying Fractions................................................ 1–19 Messages ................................................................... 1–19 Calculator Memory ...................................................... 1–20 Checking Available Memory.................................... 1–20 Clearing All of Memory........................................... 1–20 2. The Automatic Memory Stack What the Stack Is .......................................................... 2–1 The X–Register Is 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................................................. 2–7 The LAST X Register ........................................................ 2–8 Correcting Mistakes with LAST X ................................. 2–9 Reusing Numbers with LAST X .................................. 2–10 Chain Calculations....................................................... 2–12 Work from the Parentheses Out................................. 2–12 Exercises ............................................................... 2–14 Order of Calculation ............................................... 2–15 More Exercises....................................................... 2–16 2 Contents File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm 3. Storing Data into Variables Storing and Recalling Numbers........................................ 3–1 Viewing a Variable without Recalling It ............................. 3–2 Reviewing Variables in the VAR Catalog............................ 3–3 Clearing Variables ......................................................... 3–3 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 Power Functions ............................................................. 4–2 Trigonometry................................................................. 4–3 Entering π................................................................ 4–3 Setting the Angular Mode.......................................... 4–3 Trigonometric Functions.............................................. 4–4 Hyperbolic Functions ...................................................... 4–5 Percentage Functions ...................................................... 4–5 Conversion Functions...................................................... 4–7 Coordinate Conversions ............................................ 4–7 Time Conversions...................................................... 4–9 Angle Conversions.................................................. 4–10 Unit conversions ..................................................... 4–11 Probability Functions .................................................... 4–11 Contents 3 File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm Factorial................................................................ 4–11 Gamma ................................................................ 4–11 Probability Menu.................................................... 4–12 Parts of Numbers ......................................................... 4–14 Names of Function....................................................... 4–14 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......................................... 5–5 Setting the Maximum Denominator.............................. 5–5 Choosing Fraction Format .......................................... 5–6 Examples of Fraction Displays..................................... 5–7 Rounding Fractions......................................................... 5–8 Fractions in Equations..................................................... 5–9 Fractions in Programs ................................................... 5–10 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............................................... 6–5 Number in Equations ................................................ 6–5 Functions in Equations ............................................... 6–6 4 Contents File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm Parentheses in Equations............................................ 6–7 Displaying and Selecting Equations .................................. 6–7 Editing and Clearing Equations........................................ 6–9 Types of Equations ....................................................... 6–10 Evaluating Equations .................................................... 6–11 Using ENTER for Evaluation ..................................... 6–12 Using XEQ for Evaluation......................................... 6–14 Responding to Equation Prompts ............................... 6–14 The Syntax of Equations ................................................ 6–15 Operator Precedence.............................................. 6–15 Equation Function ..................................................