TI-83 Plus graphing calculator specifications
Built-in functionality
Hardware
Large screen: 64 x 96 allows entries and results to be viewed at the same time
Memory: 24 KB RAM, 160 KB of data archive and application space
Black and white display: 8-line by 16-character
Support
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TI-83 Plus graphing calculator applications
Extend the power of your graphing calculator and create a customizable approach to learning with accessories for your graphing calculator.
Area Formulas App
The Area Formulas App enables formula development explained with animation, and provides:
- Calculation examples given for each shape
- Fifteen-question multiple-choice quiz included
- Practice exercise applying the formulas
- Two quiz levels with high scores saved
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Cabri™ Jr. App
Now you can add a new dimension to your students’ learning experience interactive geometry for your calculator. Create excitement in the classroom as you construct, analyze, and transform mathematical models and geometric diagrams.
Cabri™ Jr. was developed for TI by CABRILOG® with renowned French mathematician Jean-Marie Laborde. Just take a look at what Cabri™ Jr. app can do:
- Perform analytic, transformational and Euclidean geometric functions
- Build geometric constructions interactively with points, a set of points for locus, lines, polygons, circles, and other basic geometric objects
- Alter geometric objects on the fly to see patterns, make conjectures, and draw conclusions — and, you’ll get a more intuitive and highly interactive interface
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Catalog Help
When students need help with the functions on their calculator, Catalog Help provides easy access to calculator function information.
The [+] key allows you to see the required syntax for a chosen function, view and/or enter function inputs and paste function name back to previous location.
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CellSheet™ App
Your calculator can become a more versatile tool to use in a variety of classes with the addition of spreadsheet capabilities:
- Allows the student to enter data and text in cells
- Create cell formulas and use built-in functions
- Import and export information from Microsoft® Excel® using the CellSheet™ Converter software
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Conic Graphing App
This app will present equations in function, parametric, or polar form and provides a simple way to graph the four conic shapes:
- Circle
- Ellipse
- Hyperbola
- Parabola
Enter the required parameters to:
- Graph
- Trace
- Solve for the conic’s characteristic
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Decimal Defender
The Decimal Defender App lets you practice multiplying and dividing numbers by a power of 10 in a fun setting.
This number sense skill is a foundation for learning multiplication and division algorithms, as well as helping students understand topics such as scientific notation, the metric system, and more.
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Fundamental Topics in Science App
This app turns your calculator into a science tutorial by presenting basic science topics, and testing the students’ comprehension with applicable activities.
Download the free companion app, Science Tools to add additional features especially designed for science instruction. It is directly accessible from Fundamental Topics in Science when both apps are present on your calculator.
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Guess my Coefficients
Guess My Coefficients provides an entertaining way for students to study and learn how to identify the coefficients of a function from a graph.
Students can choose from linear functions, quadratic functions and absolute value functions.
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Inequality Graphing App
Students can enter inequalities using symbols, plot inequalities including union and intersection shades, trace points of interest (intersections) between functions, store (x,y) coordinate pairs for viewing and enter Linear Programming functions
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LearningCheck™ App
You can easily create self-check opportunities by sending out review questions, practice tests and more with this great tool that expands the capabilities of your classroom technology.
TI-Navigator™ Classroom Learning System users can easily incorporate LearningCheck™ to send assignments to student calculators and then upload student’s finished material to their PC for grading and evaluation.
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Logic Ladder App
Students can have fun while they learn how to use logic and reasoning skills with activities that encourage them to find prime factorization of random numbers. Use clues to determine the correct sequence of various shapes and change shapes to find a correct sequence using clues
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Math by Hand App
Reinforce how to perform the standard algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with the Math by Hand App on your calculator.
Students can see step-by-step details emphasizing the base-10 system, as well as the fast math efficient steps that help users learn and review the algorithms.
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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NoteFolio™ App
Students can use their graphing calculator to type notes for any class easily using the NoteFolio™ App. The app turns the calculator into a basic word processing tool that allows users to create and edit documents, save them and share them among calculators.
Complementary NoteFolio™ Creator PC software enables students to transfer documents to and from their computer as Microsoft® Word files.
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Number Curiosities App
Illustrates and animates interesting facts about numbers 0–25. Students can traverse a number line with their calculator to see:
- Factorization
- An interesting geometric fact
- A number sentence or pattern
- Fun fact about the number
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Organizer App
An electronic calendar, to-do list maker and address book right at your fingertips.
Students can use their calculator to:
- Manage class schedules
- Create to-do task lists
- Save email addresses and phone numbers
- Access a yearly, weekly and daily calendar
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Periodic Table
This app is not just your basic periodic table, students can also study and review trends in the periodic table easily with their TI graphing calculator.
Additional benefits include:
- Fifteen properties and facts about the known elements
- Graphs of the periodic nature of the elements
- Easy navigation between the elements
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Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver App
Polynomial Root Finder capabilities include:
- Enter polynomials up to and including order (degree) 10
- Easy to use POLY MODE screen to set up all options
- Display roots as fractions or decimals for many roots
- Choose to display only Real roots for 2nd and 3rd degree polynomials
- For polynomials of degree 4 and higher, roots display in Complex format
- Store polynomials to Y= for graphing and evaluation
- Verify a root is the zero of the polynomial function by storing roots in Real format
Simultaneous Equation Solver capabilities include:
- Enter systems of equations with up to 10 equations and 10 unknowns
- Easy to use SIMULT MODE screen to set up all options
- Displays unique solution, infinite solution, and no solution
- Store coefficient matrix, augmented matrix, and the solution
- Displays Reduced Row Echelon form
Probability Simulation App
Explore probability theory with interactive animation that simulates the rolling of dice, tossing of coins and generating random numbers on your calculator.
Options include:
- Bar Graph
- Table of trials data
- Settings for specifying numbers of trials
- Ways to collect data
- Weighting
In addition, students can export data for further exploration.
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Puzzle Pack App
Puzzle Pack is a collection of four games for your handheld that are sure to challenge and entertain students while they learn!
Games included are:
- Dino Puzzle
- Block Dude
- Puzzle Frenzy
- Pegs
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Rational Number Rampage App
Rational Number Rampage provides a fun way for students to study and learn about the representations of fractions, decimals and percents in three different and challenging games.
To sharpen their math skills, students can play:
- Rational Timer
- Rational Match
- Percent Square
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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Science Tools App
Science Tools provides the capability to perform unit conversions on your calculator. Get more use from your calculator in the science classroom with this app.
App elements include:
- Constants and conversions
- Significant figures calculator
- Graphing tool
- Vector tool
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Solve It App
This app is a learning activity tool for the pre-algebra and algebra studentthat’s disguised as a game.
Students will enjoy solving practice mathematical equations by meetingthe three levels of challenges: bronze, silver and gold.
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full producttesting and/or definition.
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Start-Up Customization App
Students can use their creativity to personalize the initial screen on their TI graphing calculator. Options include running a specific program, app or picture on the calculator screen each time the power is turned on.
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StudyCards™ App
The StudyCards™ App allows teachers and students to create electronic flash cards to use as a study tool for quiz or test review.
StudyCards™ Creator Software
The TI StudyCards™ Creator Software allows you to expand your TI graphing calculator for use in any subject. You can create stacks of electronic flash cards for each of your classes. This easy-to-use PC software allows you to create the StudyCards™ stacks that you need.
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Topics in Algebra 1 (Chapters 1–5) App
This tutorial and practice app enables students to explore concepts such as number sense; linear equations; linear functions; and linear inequalities.
Students are also able to see real problems modeled using linear systems, investigate the solution to linear systems using graphs and tables, and review how to solve linear systems using the algebraic methods of substitution and elimination
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Transformation Graphing App
Students can visually draw conclusions about functions and improve graphing comprehension with this app. To take advantage of this app’s capabilities, simply input functions, and view changes in the function as the parameters are changed.
Students can:
- Instantly see how changing the value of a coefficient transforms a graph
- Visually fit equations to data plots by manipulating coefficients
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Vernier EasyData® App
The Vernier EasyData® app from Vernier Software & Technology is simple data-collection software for the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators. Explore the world around you using this app. The EasyData® app auto-launches data collection when used with Vernier EasyTemp® sensor, and loads built-in experiments for every supported Vernier sensor. EasyData® supports data collection with Vernier USB sensors (TI-84 Plus family only), CBR™ 2, CBL™ 2 and LabPro® devices using the TI-84 Plus family.
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What is My Angle?
This app improves comprehension of the measure of angles through real-world examples using the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families of graphing calculators.
This is a Concept App. Concept Apps have not completed full product testing and/or definition.
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The following applications are included with this product:
- Probability Simulation app
- Science Tools app
- StudyCards™ app for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus families
SAT® and AP® are trademarks registered by the College Board. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. IB is a registered trademark owned by the International Baccalaureate Organization. None are affiliated with, nor endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org, www.act.org and www.ibo.org.
CABRILOG, Excel and Microsoft are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Vernier EasyData and Vernier EasyTemp are registered trademarks of Vernier Software & Technology.
Graphing calculator accessories
Extend the power of your graphing calculator and create a customizable approach to learning with accessories for your graphing calculator.
TI-SmartView™ CE emulator software for the TI-84 Plus family
This simple teacher software complements the TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators, letting the educator project a representation of the calculator’s display to the entire class. It is an ideal demonstration tool for leading classroom instruction of math and science concepts.
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CBL™ 2 data collection device
The CBL™ 2 system is a portable, handheld, battery-operated data-collection device for gathering real-world data. Data collected with a CBL™ 2 device can be retrieved and analyzed by TI graphing calculators. With the CBL™ 2 system and appropriate sensors, you can measure motion, temperature, light, sound, pH, force and much more.
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TI Connect™ software application
TI Connect™ software allows for connectivity between a computer and graphing calculator. Transfer data, update your operating system (OS), download calculator software applications (Apps), and more to your graphing calculator.
TI Connect for Windows®
Version 4.0 System Requirements
OS: Windows® XP Professional SP3, Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8 Pro; Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems
Processor Speed: 800MHz
RAM: 256 MB
Hard drive: Approximately 100 MB of available hard-disk space
Screen resolution: 800 x 600
Other requirements: Available USB Port for TI Connectivity Cable USB (silver) or direct USB cable
Free download for Windows®
TI Connect for Mac®
Version 4.0 System Requirements
OS: Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.5, 10.8.2
Processor: Intel® Processor
RAM: 512 MB
Hard drive: Approximately 50 MB of available hard-disk space
Screen resolution: 800 x 600
Other Requirements: Available USB Port for TI Connectivity Cable USB (silver) or direct USB cable
Free download for Mac®
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Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Intel andWindows are registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Resources
Subject-specific lessons and tools help students gain an understanding of math and science concepts. Take advantage of TI's comprehensive suite of free activities and services for your graphing calculator.
Guidebook
Download the latest product manuals to get the most from your TI-83 Plus graphing calculator.
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SAT® and AP® are trademarks registered by the College Board. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. IB is a registered trademark owned by the International Baccalaureate Organization. None are affiliated with, nor endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org, www.act.org and www.ibo.org.