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diff --git a/source/calculate.markdown b/source/calculate.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4ab494 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/calculate.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +% Calculate +% +% + +About +===== + +Using Calculate +=============== + +For those who have used a scientific calculator, most of the functions +of Calculate will be quite familiar. + +The Toolbars are + +- Activity, Calculate icon: Name session, collaborate + +- Edit, scissors icon: Copy, Paste + +- Functions, {x}: Square, square root, reciprocal, exponential, power, + logarithm, factorial + +- Trigonometry, triangle icon: sin, cos, tan, sin-1, cos-1, tan-1, + sinh, cosh, tanh + +- Boolean, Venn diagram icon: and, or, =, != + +- Constants, Greek letters icon: pi, e, gamma, phi + +- Plot: Hover menu offers Help + +- Degrees/Radian angle measure + +- Scientific/Engineering notation + +- Number of digits to show: 6, 9, 12, 15 + +- Base: Decimal, binary, octal, hex + +- Exit + +Getting help +============ + +To see a help option for plot enters the command + +`help(plot)` + +on the text entry line. + +The general help function is + +`help()` + +The list of help topics is available with the command + +`help(index)` + +including topics not supported on the menus. Help is not provided for +the constants pi, e, gamma (Euler-Mascheroni Constant, and phi (Golden +Ratio), but these can be looked up on the Internet. Clicking their icons +inserts their numeric values. |