Calculator Features for AP Calc BC

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>What calculator features are good to know for the exam?
Currently all I know that could be useful during the test is finding intersections of functions, finding zeros, and calculating derivatives and integrals. </p>

<p>I know nothing about how to do euler's methods, slope fields, and series and sequence things on the calculator.
Will I be OK even if I don't know how to perform these on the calculator, as far as I can do them by myself?
Of course, doing those with the calculator will save time, but I don't want to learn those new calculator techniques and have more to remember.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>You don't need a calculator to do Euler's method.
To do slope fields, just put your calculator in differential equations mode.</p>

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<p>I don't even know how to put in differential equations into the calculator. I also don't really know how to put in polar equations. They are too complicated. :(</p>

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<p>Not sure what you mean exactly by differential equations.
If it's like: X^2*Y+XY=6
then there's no way to plug into the calculator, and such a FR doesn't allow one to use a calculator......</p>

<p>For polar: all you do is change the mode (which is located the upper top part) from function to polar.</p>

<p>Hope it helps.</p>

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<p>thats wrong DorisZ

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Not sure what you mean exactly by differential equations.
If it's like: X^2*Y+XY=6
then there's no way to plug into the calculator, and such a FR doesn't allow one to use a calculator......

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<p>there is a way to do solve function for two variables, I think its something like (#=f(x),x,y... or some better syntax or something, I'm sure some ccer knows it.</p>

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<p>you can do it on a TI89 :)</p>

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<p>yeah thats what I'm talking about, whats the syntax for that?</p>