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HP Apps and their Views
HP Apps
Much of the functionality of the HP Prime is provided in packages called
HP apps
. The HP Prime comes with 18 HP apps: 12
dedicated to mathematical topics or tasks, three specialized Solvers, and three function Explorers. You launch an app by first
pressing
I
(which displays the
Application Library
screen) and tapping on the icon of the app you want. The apps are
outlined in tables 1, 2, and 3 below, and described in detail in chapters 3, 4, and 5 respectively.
Table 1: Primary apps
HP App Name
Purpose
Function
Define functions and explore graphs and tables of values
Advanced Graphing
Define and explore the graphs of symbolic open sentences in
x
and
y
Geometry
Interact dynamically with geometric representations, change their magnitude, position, and orientation, and
observe the resultant changes in their numerical properties
Spreadsheet
Create a spreadsheet using any of the calculator’s functions
Statistics 1Var
Enter columns of data, conduct 1-variable statistical analyses, compute summary statistics, and explore statis-
tical plots
Statistics 2Var
Enter columns of data, conduct 2-variable statistical analyses, compute summary statistics, and explore statis-
tical plots
Inference
Compute and explore hypothesis tests and confidence intervals
Datastreamer
Collect real-world data using sensors and the HP StreamSmart 410
Solve
Solve an equation for one of its variables or solve a system of linear or non-linear equations
Parametric
Define parametric equations and explore their graphs and tables of values
Polar
Define polar equations and explore their graphs and tables of values
Sequence
Define sequences and explore graphs and tables of values