Ascii Notation
This is a list of the symbols used to represent calculator symbols that can't be typed into a computer.
_ -represents the triangle symbol on the Pgrm menu
<= -less than or equal to
>= -greater than or equal to
=> -implicaton symbol (if,then symbol)
^ -raise to power
-> -assignment arrow
<> -not equal to
% -represents the fraction symbol on the a b/c button
\ -don't enter the backslashes into the calculator
they are just for signifying special tokens.
\pi -the pi symbol
\r -the r symbol (used in polar coordinates as the radius)
-accessed from the keyboard using the 'alpha' button just as the
letters of the alphabet are accessed.
\th -the greek letter theta (used in polar coordinates as the angle)
-accessed from the keyboard using the 'alpha' button just as the
letters of the alphabet are accessed.
* -represents multiplication (the button looks like X)
/ -division ( on some calculators it appears as a horizontal line
with a dot above and below it. )
e^ -base of the natural logarithm. press 'shift' and 'ln'.
\^2 -squared
\^-1 -use the reciprocal symbol
\10^ -use the small 10 symbol. press 'shift' and 'log'.
0 -number zero
O -letter 'O'
\i -the complex i.
nCr -combinations
\f1 -function memory f1
\sqrt -square root
\cbrt -cube root
\nrt -nth root
d/dx( -differentiation
$dx( -integration
\sum -capital sigma on the calc menu: optn f4 f6 f3
@@ Program "ASUB" means store the following program in an area called "ASUB"
@@ Program 1 means store the program in area P1.
Lines beginning with a # are comments not to be entered into calculator.
Also a semicolon (;) and everything after it on a line is also comments.
Variables are in capital letters e.g: A B C D ...
\ -don't enter the backslashes into the calculator
-they are just for signifying special tokens.
- e.g. \theta
' ' -don't enter any spaces unless inside quotes e.g. " "
This list is a subset of the Calculator Text Format (CTF)