Programming the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus

SummaryProgramming the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus is an example-filled, hands-on tutorial that introduces students, teachers, and professional users to programming with the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculators. This fun and easy-to-read book immediately immerses you in your first programs and guides you concept-by-concept, example-by-example. You'll learn to think like a programmer as you use the TI-BASIC language to design and write your own utilities, games, and math programs. About the TechnologyThe TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus are more than just powerful graphing calculatorstthey are the perfect place to start learning to program. The TI-BASIC language is built in, so you have everything you need to create your own math and science programs, utilitieseven games.About the BookProgramming the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus teaches universal programming concepts and makes it easy for students, teachers, and professionals to write programs for the world's most popular graphing calculators. This friendly tutorial guides you concept-by-concept, immediately immersing you in your first programs. It introduces TI-BASIC and z80 assembly, teaches you tricks to slim down and speed up your programs, and gives you a solid conceptual base to explore other programming languages.This book is written for beginnersno programming backgroundis assumed. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's InsideWorks with all models of the TI-83, TI-83+, and TI-84+Learn to think like a programmerLearn concepts you can apply to any languageAdvanced concepts such as hybrid BASIC and ASMTable of ContentsPART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH PROGRAMMINGDiving into calculator programmingCommunication: basic input and outputConditionals and Boolean logicControl structuresTheory interlude: problem solving and debuggingPART 2 BECOMING A TI-BASIC MASTERAdvanced input and eventsPixels and the graphscreenGraphs, shapes, and pointsManipulating numbers and data typesPART 3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS; WHAT'S NEXTOptimizing TI-BASIC programsUsing hybrid TI-BASIC librariesIntroducing z80 assemblyNow what? Expanding your programming horizons