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diff --git a/source/calculate.rst b/source/calculate.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..542e010 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/calculate.rst @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +========= +Calculate +========= + +About +----- + +.. image :: images/Activity-Calculate.png + +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, Journal entry description, 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, enter 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. |