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EL-W516B Calculator
Teaching Activities
For The Classroom
Jeremy Ross
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Table of Contents Calculator Layout 1 Special Functions 2 Examples 7 Using the Sharp EL-W516B Calculator 8 TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM 9 BASIC ARITHMETIC Calculator Activity 10 Practice Activity 11 FRACTIONS Calculator Activity 12 Practice Activity 13 POWERS AND ROOTS Calculator Activity 14 Practice Activity 15 PARENTHESES AND EDITING Calculator Activity 16 Practice Activity 17 ANGLE CONVERSIONS Calculator Activity 18 Practice Activity 19 TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS Calculator Activity 20
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PROBABILITY Calculator Activity 36 Practice Activity 37 1 VARIABLE STATISTICS Calculator Activity 38 Practice Activity 39 2 VARIABLE STATISTICS & LINEAR REGRESSION Calculator Activity 40 Practice Activity 41 COMPLEX NUMBERS Calculator Activity 42 Practice Activity 43 MATRIX CALCULATIONS Calculator Activity 44 Practice Activity 45 LIST CALCULATIONS Calculator Activity 46 Practice Activity 47 LINEAR, QUADRATIC, AND CUBIC EQUATIONS Calculator Activity 48 Practice Activity 49 SUMMATION Calculator Ac
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Special Functions of the Sharp EL-W516B Calculator Modes. This calculator has seven modes: NORMAL, STAT, DRILL, CPLX, MATRIX, LIST, and EQUATION mode. To access these modes press followed by for NORMAL, for STAT, for DRILL, for CPLX, for MATRIX, for LIST, and for EQUATION. Degrees. The EL-W516B can be set to degrees, radians, or grads. Press and enter for DRG. Then press for degrees, for radians, and for grads. Math. The math menu has different contents that can be accessed for each
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Inverse Hyperbolic Functions. Press followed by and the inverse trigonometric function key , , . Enter the value. Then press . Inverse Trigonometric Functions. Press followed by the inverse trigonometric function key , , . Enter the value, then press . Integral. Press . Enter the lower bound. Then press and enter the upper bound. Then press and enter the integrand. Press for the solution. Derivative. Press . Enter the function. Then press and enter the value, which the function i
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Base 10 Logarithms. Press . Enter the number. Then press . Base e Logarithms. Press . Enter the number. Then press . Base Logarithms. If in WriteView mode press . Enter the base. Then press and enter the number. Then press . If in Line Editor press . Enter the base. Then press . Enter the number. Then Press . Higher roots. Enter the index. Press followed by . Enter the radicand. Then press . Cube roots. Press . Enter the radicand. Then press . Reciprocals. Enter the numbe
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Memory. The calculator has 9 memories. Memory calculations can be performed in NORMAL and STAT modes. Enter the value to be stored. Press . Press the location you wish to store the value A-F, M, X, or Y. Recall Memory. Press . Press the location you wish to access A-F, M, X, or Y. Last Answer Recall. Perform a calculation. Press the operation key. The last answer will be recalled. Enter the number. Then press . Definable Memories. You can store functions or operations in definabl
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Permutations. Enter the larger number. Press followed by . Enter the smaller number. Then press . Signed Numbers. Enter . Enter the number. Absolute Value. Press . Enter the expression. Press . Binary. To convert from one of the supported base systems into binary enter the number. Then press . Hexadecimal. To convert from one of the supported base systems into hexadecimal enter the number. Then press . Octadecimal. To convert from one of the supported base systems into oc
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Examples: Please refer to the following examples and the keystrokes required to enter each problem. From these simple examples more complicated expressions can be easily entered. 1 9 2 3 1 2 4 3 3 17 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 153 33% log10 ln e log 4 2 3 2 10 e sin 30 1 cos 0 tanh 78 3! 10C5 6P1 d x x 5 dx 2 2 x dx 1 7
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Using the Sharp EL-W516B Calculator GETTING STARTED The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and many other organizations with a commitment to the mathematics education of our youth have all given their support to the ongoing and appropriate use of calculators. In this document, convincing arguments for the ongoing use of calculators to enhance the mathematical capabilities of students at all grade levels are presented as well as a description of the features expected to be available on c
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TEACHING ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM The Sharp EL-W516B was designed with you and your students in mind. The following activities have been written to provide the practice students need to succeed in mathematics, as they become familiar with the wonderful features of this exciting and powerful mathematical tool. 9
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Calculator Activity BASIC ARITHMETIC OBJECTIVE: To perform basic operations by developing a sequence of numbers. Performing a specified operation repeatedly can generate a sequence of numbers. For example, if you start with the number 4 and add 2 repeatedly you will generate the sequence 4,6,8,10 1. Add 13 to 54 twice: STEP 1: Enter 13 by pressing . STEP 2: Add by pressing . STEP 3: Enter 54 by pressing . STEP 4: Find the first sum by pressing . STEP 5: Add 13 again by pressing . 2. Subtract 9
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NAME ___________________________________________ DATE________________ BASIC ARITHMETIC Use your EL-W516B to develop a series of sequences. 1. Find the first seven numbers of the sequence starting with –3 where each additional term is found by adding 4. -3, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, … 2. Find the first four numbers of the sequence starting with 2 where each additional term is found by adding 1. 2, ___, ___, ___, … 3. Find the first five numbers of the sequence starting with 6 where each addit
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Calculator Activity FRACTIONS OBJECTIVE: To perform basic operations with fractions. 1 3 1. Simplify 7 8 1 STEP 1: Enter by pressing . 7 STEP 2: Add by pressing . 3 STEP 3: Enter by pressing . 8 STEP 4: Find the sum by pressing . 1 5 2. Simplify . Then convert to a decimal 2 13 1 STEP 1: Enter by pressing . 2 STEP 2: Subtract by pressing . 5 STEP 3: Enter by pressing . 13 STEP 4: Find the difference by pressing . STEP 5: Convert to a decimal by pressing . 3 2 3. Simplify 1 6 . Then convert
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NAME ___________________________________________ DATE________________ FRACTIONS Perform the indicated operations with fractions using your EL-W516B. 1 1 1 1. Find the arithmetic mean of the following fractions , , . 2 4 16 2. Find the arithmetic mean of the following fractions and convert to a 1 2 3 4 5 decimal , , , , . 8 9 10 11 12 1 6 1 3. Simplify 1 9 . 20 7 5 1 3 5 7 4. Simplify . 2 4 6 8 1 1 1 1 5. Simplify 1 1 . 2 3 2 3 4 5 1 6 1 6 6. Simplify 3 and convert to
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Calculator Activity POWERS AND ROOTS OBJECTIVE: To perform basic operations with powers and roots. 3 2 1. Calculate 3 2 STEP 1: Enter 3 by pressing . STEP 2: Cube it by pressing . STEP 3: Calculate the answer by pressing . 6 5 2. Calculate ( 3) . 5 STEP 1: Enter 3 by pressing . th STEP 2: Raise the expression to the 6 power by pressing . STEP 3: Calculate the answer by pressing . 3 1 3. Calculate 5 3 STEP 1: Enter by pressing . 1 STEP 2: Enter 5 by pressing . STEP 3: Calculate the answer by pr
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NAME ___________________________________________ DATE________________ POWERS AND ROOTS Use your EL-W516B to perform the indicated operations with the following equations that contain powers and roots. 2 2 2 2 2 1. Simplify 1 2 3 4 5 ____________________________ 2. Simplify 1 2 3 4 5 ____________________________ 2 2 2 3. Is ( 3 7) 3 7 ? Explain your answer. ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ 3 3 4. Simplify 2 ______________
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Calculator Activity PARENTHESES AND EDITING OBJECTIVE: To perform basic operations with parentheses by finding the volume of a sphere, by recalling the expressions, and editing them to perform a new calculation. 4 3 The volume of a sphere is defined to be Volume r , where r is the 3 radius of the sphere. 1. Given the radius is 2 find the volume of the sphere. 4 STEP 1: Enter by pressing . 3 STEP 2: Insert the pi symbol by pressing . STEP 3: Enter 2 by pressing . STEP 4: Raise 2 to
