Casio ClassPad 101 Introduction Manual Download Page 9

ClassPad 101 Lesson 2 CASIO COPYRIGHT 

 2011 Author: Diane Whitfield 

CASIO MRD Center, Portland, Oregon, USA 

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PART III 

In this part, you will learn another way to store values, how to use the one 

finger toolbar button, change base and change the form in which your 
numbers display. For example, always show results as a decimal. Or, you 
may want to work with angles in degrees instead of radians. To change most 
settings we can use the Basic Format dialog box or just click the status bar. 

 

We usually call these format settings “mode settings”. Mode settings control 

how the ClassPad Manager handles math and other settings.  

 

Important:

 What are your ClassPad’s mode settings?  Your status bar (along 

the bottom of this window) might say: Alg Standard Real Rad 

 

This means your ClassPad

 

is set to: 

 

Algebra mode 

 

Standard number output 

 

Real numbers only 

 

Radian Mode (not degrees) 

 

1.

 

Basic Format Settings 

 

  

 

 

  

 

a.

 

Open Main and clear the 
window

 

b.

 

Evaluate 5/6 (notice the 

result is exact) 

c.

 

Open the 

O

 menu and 

select Basic Format 

d.

 

Check the box for 
Decimal Calculation 

e.

 

Click Set 

f.

 

Evaluate 5/6 and a few 
other fractions 

g.

 

Open the Basic Format 
dialog box again 

h.

 

Change Number Format  

to Fix 2 

i.

 

Click Set 

j.

 

Click on your first math 
line and then EXE (nice!) 

 
*But what if you want to go 

one line at a time? 

Summary of Contents for ClassPad 101

Page 1: ...you will learn how to Identify specific parts of a window Use the ClassPad s soft keyboard Store a number in a variable and clear variables Use the Main application s buttons and menus Change number f...

Page 2: ...ic Scrollbar Getting Started What is an application In the computer world we define application as a computer program with a user interface You can think of an application as any program that you can...

Page 3: ...select commands from The ClassPad s Menu bar will change for each different application For example notice the different menu bars and toolbars Toolbar Provides a row of buttons that you can click to...

Page 4: ...rea where we can input data Status Bar Displays information about the application Icon Panel Provides a row of buttons that you can click at any time Cursor Pad Provides a way to move cursor position...

Page 5: ...Get a screen capture and paste it into your Lesson2 document under a title of PART I 7 Evaluate 8 9 5 6 8 Place the cursor anywhere on the line that you just entered click it and then click the button...

Page 6: ...Sometimes in the instructions you will see a between words The is a shorthand notation commonly used when writing instructions for working with menus For example Edit Clear All indicates that you sho...

Page 7: ...b j Important To delete all variable contents at one time select Edit Clear All Variables and then click OK a Clear your window select Edit Clear All b Click the 9 or tab AND the I if it is showing c...

Page 8: ...lick on the next math line you will see the cursor Open the Action menu select Transformation and then toDMS DMS stands for degrees minutes seconds and is used in angle measurements 6 Evaluate toDMS 8...

Page 9: ...settings control how the ClassPad Manager handles math and other settings Important What are your ClassPad s mode settings Your status bar along the bottom of this window might say Alg Standard Real...

Page 10: ...e common You could really write a number in any base you want to For now we will experiment with base 2 binary only You may someday find this useful It is definitely fun to think in a different base a...

Page 11: ...fined in the real mode notice Real shows in your status bar If square roots are new to you be patient you will learn about them someday For now just experiment with the ClassPad 7 Click Real in the st...

Page 12: ...ions at the end of your Lesson2 document and answer them 1 Approximately how long did it take you to complete this lesson 2 Which activity did you enjoy the most 3 Did you find any part of this activi...

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