Fx-CG500 - CASIO

EN

fx-CG500

User¡¯s Guide

CASIO Education website URL



Download Free trial software and Support software



Manuals are available in multi languages at



Be sure to keep physical records of all important data!

Low battery power or incorrect replacement of the batteries that power the calculator can cause the data stored

in memory to be corrupted or even lost entirely. Stored data can also be affected by strong electrostatic charge

or strong impact. It is up to you to keep backup copies of data to protect against its loss.

Backing Up Data

Calculator data can be converted to a VCP file or XCP file and transferred to a computer for storage. For

details, see ¡°19-2 Performing Data Communication between the Calculator and a Personal Computer¡±.

? Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference.

? The sample screens shown in this manual are for illustrative purposes only, and may not be exactly the

same as the screens actually produced by the calculator.

? The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

? No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of the

manufacturer.

? In no event shall CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or

consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials.

Moreover, CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against the

use of these materials by any other party.

? Windows? is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

? Mac OS, OS X and macOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States

and/or other countries.

? Fugue ? 1999 ¨C 2012 Kyoto Software Research, Inc. All rights reserved.

? Company and product names used in this manual may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their

respective owners.

? Note that trademark ? and registered trademark ? are not used within the text of this manual.

2

Contents

About This User¡¯s Guide .......................................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 1: Basics ................................................................................................................ 12

1-1 General Guide .........................................................................................................................12

Calculator at a Glance .............................................................................................................................. 12

Turning Power On or Off .......................................................................................................................... 13

1-2 Power Supply ..........................................................................................................................13

1-3 Built-in Application Basic Operations ..................................................................................14

Using the Application Menu...................................................................................................................... 14

Built-in Applications .................................................................................................................................. 14

Add-in Applications................................................................................................................................... 15

Application Window .................................................................................................................................. 16

Using the O Menu ................................................................................................................................... 17

Interpreting Status Bar Information .......................................................................................................... 17

Pausing and Terminating an Operation.................................................................................................... 17

1-4 Input .........................................................................................................................................18

Using the Soft Keyboard .......................................................................................................................... 18

Soft Keyboard Key Sets ........................................................................................................................... 18

Input Basics .............................................................................................................................................. 19

Various Soft Keyboard Operations ........................................................................................................... 22

1-5 Calculator Data .......................................................................................................................27

Data Types and Storage Locations (Memory Areas) ............................................................................... 27

Main Memory Data Types ........................................................................................................................ 28

Main Memory Folders............................................................................................................................... 28

Using Variable Manager ........................................................................................................................... 29

Managing Application Files ...................................................................................................................... 32

1-6 Creating and Using Variables ................................................................................................33

Creating a New Variable .......................................................................................................................... 33

Variable Usage Example .......................................................................................................................... 34

¡°library¡± Folder Variables .......................................................................................................................... 34

Rules Governing Variable Access ............................................................................................................ 35

1-7 Configuring Application Format Settings.............................................................................36

Application Format Settings ..................................................................................................................... 36

Initializing All Application Format Settings................................................................................................ 42

1-8 When you keep having problems¡­ ......................................................................................43

Chapter 2: Main Application ............................................................................................... 44

Main Application-Specific Menus and Buttons ......................................................................................... 44

2-1 Basic Calculations ..................................................................................................................44

Arithmetic Calculations and Parentheses Calculations ............................................................................ 44

Using the e Key .................................................................................................................................. 45

Omitting the Multiplication Sign ................................................................................................................ 45

Using the Answer Variable (ans) .............................................................................................................. 45

Assigning a Value to a Variable ............................................................................................................... 45

Calculation Priority Sequence .................................................................................................................. 46

Calculation Modes .................................................................................................................................... 46

2-2 Using the Calculation History ................................................................................................48

2-3 Function Calculations ............................................................................................................48

2-4 List Calculations .....................................................................................................................57

Inputting List Data in the Work Area......................................................................................................... 57

LIST Variable Element Operations ........................................................................................................... 57

3

Using a List in a Calculation ..................................................................................................................... 57

Using a List to Assign Different Values to Multiple Variables ................................................................... 57

2-5 Matrix and Vector Calculations .............................................................................................58

Inputting Matrix Data ................................................................................................................................ 58

Performing Matrix Calculations ................................................................................................................ 58

Using a Matrix to Assign Different Values to Multiple Variables............................................................... 59

2-6 Specifying a Number Base ....................................................................................................59

Binary, Octal, Decimal, and Hexadecimal Calculation Ranges ................................................................ 59

Selecting a Number Base......................................................................................................................... 60

Arithmetic Operations ............................................................................................................................... 60

Bitwise Operations ................................................................................................................................... 60

Using the baseConvert Function (Number System Transform) ............................................................... 61

2-7 Using the Action Menu ...........................................................................................................61

Abbreviations and Punctuation Used in This Section............................................................................... 61

Example Screenshots .............................................................................................................................. 62

Using the Transformation Submenu......................................................................................................... 62

Using the Advanced Submenu ................................................................................................................. 64

Using the Calculation Submenu ............................................................................................................... 67

Using the Complex Submenu................................................................................................................... 70

Using the List-Create Submenu ............................................................................................................... 71

Using the List-Statistics and List-Calculation Submenus ......................................................................... 72

Using the Matrix-Create Submenu ........................................................................................................... 75

Using the Matrix-Calculation and Matrix-Row&Column Submenus ......................................................... 76

Using the Vector Submenu ...................................................................................................................... 79

Using the Equation/Inequality Submenu ................................................................................................. 81

Using the Assistant Submenu .................................................................................................................. 84

Using the Distribution/Inv.Dist Submenu .................................................................................................. 85

Using the Financial Submenu .................................................................................................................. 90

Using the Command Submenu ................................................................................................................ 90

2-8 Using the Interactive Menu ...................................................................................................91

Interactive Menu Example ........................................................................................................................ 91

Using the ¡°apply¡± Command..................................................................................................................... 91

2-9 Using the Main Application in Combination with Other Applications ...............................92

Using Another Application¡¯s Window........................................................................................................ 92

Using the Stat Editor Window................................................................................................................... 93

Using the Geometry Window.................................................................................................................... 93

2-10 Using Verify ...........................................................................................................................94

2-11 Using Probability ..................................................................................................................95

2-12 Running a Program in the Main Application ......................................................................96

Chapter 3: Graph & Table Application ............................................................................... 97

Graph & Table Application-Specific Menus and Buttons.......................................................................... 97

3-1 Storing Functions ...................................................................................................................99

Using Graph Editor Sheets....................................................................................................................... 99

Storing a Function .................................................................................................................................... 99

Graphing a Stored Function ................................................................................................................... 100

Shading the Region Bounded by Two Expressions ............................................................................... 101

Overlaying Two Inequalities in an Intersection Plot / Union Plot ............................................................ 101

Saving Graph Editor Data to Graph Memory ......................................................................................... 102

3-2 Using the Graph Window .....................................................................................................102

Configuring View Window Parameters for the Graph Window ............................................................... 102

Using View Window Memory.................................................................................................................. 104

Panning the Graph Window ................................................................................................................... 104

4

Scrolling the Graph Window ................................................................................................................... 105

Zooming the Graph Window................................................................................................................... 105

Using Quick Zoom .................................................................................................................................. 106

Using Built-in Functions for Graphing..................................................................................................... 106

Saving a Screenshot of a Graph ............................................................................................................ 107

Adjusting the Lightness (Fade I/O) of the Graph Window Background Image ....................................... 107

3-3 Using Table & Graph.............................................................................................................108

Generating a Number Table ................................................................................................................... 108

Showing Linked Displays of Number Table Coordinates and Graph Coordinates (Link Trace)............. 109

Generating Number Table Values from a Graph.................................................................................... 110

Generating a Summary Table ................................................................................................................ 110

3-4 Using Trace ........................................................................................................................... 111

Using Trace to Read Graph Coordinates ............................................................................................... 111

3-5 Using the Sketch Menu ........................................................................................................ 112

Using Sketch Menu Commands ............................................................................................................. 112

3-6 Analyzing a Function Used to Draw a Graph ..................................................................... 114

What You Can Do Using the G-Solve Menu Commands ....................................................................... 114

Using G-Solve Menu Commands ........................................................................................................... 114

3-7 Modifying a Graph ................................................................................................................ 115

Modifying a Single Graph (Direct Modify)............................................................................................... 115

Modifying Multiple Graphs Simultaneously (Dynamic Modify) ............................................................... 115

Chapter 4: Conics Application ..........................................................................................118

Conics Application-Specific Menus and Buttons .................................................................................... 118

4-1 Inputting an Equation ........................................................................................................... 119

4-2 Drawing a Conics Graph ...................................................................................................... 119

Drawing a Parabola ................................................................................................................................ 119

Drawing a Circle ..................................................................................................................................... 120

Drawing an Ellipse.................................................................................................................................. 120

Drawing a Hyperbola .............................................................................................................................. 120

Drawing a General Conics ..................................................................................................................... 120

4-3 Using G-Solve to Analyze a Conics Graph .........................................................................120

What You Can Do Using the G-Solve Menu Commands ....................................................................... 120

Using G-Solve Menu Commands ........................................................................................................... 121

4-4 Modifying a Graph (Dynamic Modify) .................................................................................121

Chapter 5: Differential Equation Graph Application....................................................... 122

Differential Equation Editor Window-Specific Menus and Buttons ......................................................... 122

Differential Equation Graph Window-Specific Menus and Buttons ........................................................ 122

5-1 Graphing a Differential Equation .........................................................................................123

Graphing a First Order Differential Equation .......................................................................................... 123

Graphing a Second Order Differential Equation ..................................................................................... 124

Graphing an Nth-order Differential Equation .......................................................................................... 124

Configuring and Modifying Initial Conditions .......................................................................................... 125

Configuring Differential Equation Graph View Window Parameters ...................................................... 126

5-2 Drawing f (x) Type Function Graphs and Parametric Function Graphs ...........................127

5-3 Using Trace to Read Graph Coordinates ............................................................................127

5-4 Graphing an Expression or Value by Dropping It into the Differential Equation Graph

Window ..................................................................................................................................128

Chapter 6: Sequence Application .................................................................................... 129

Sequence Application-Specific Menus and Buttons ............................................................................... 129

6-1 Recursive and Explicit Form of a Sequence ......................................................................130

Generating a Number Table ................................................................................................................... 130

5

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download