Software

LaTeX

TI-83

Other Hints

Installation of MikTex

The Core Programs

  • Go to http://www.miktex.org to get a version of LaTeX for the PC.
  • TeXnicCenter is the BEST interface to miktex that I know of.
    • You may need to manually enter some program paths. If you did a default install, there should be a folder under Program Files with a folder something like Miktex 2.5\miktex\bin\. Most of programs you need are located in this folder.
  • You will also need Ghostscript and Ghostview if you want to include any graphics.

Additional Programs

  • Adobe has a good postscript driver to use with to print an eps to a file.You can use this to include a Geometers SketchPad image in a latex document.
  • ImageMagick is a very good image conversion tool. This is helpful if you have to convert bitmaps (bmp) to encapsulated postscript (eps) for including both bmp and eps files into one document.
  • xl2LaTeX is an excellent Excel to latex converter. Just unzip into your favorite folder. This is very useful if you have tables with lots of data in them.

Some helpful links

Presentations Using LaTeX

Frequently Asked Questions about LaTeX

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How do I get Latex on my machine at home?

Read the instructions above.

How do I include graphics (and control the width) into a LaTeX document?

The short answer. Put \usepackage{graphicx} into the preamble. Use the command \includegraphics[width=xxx]{filename.ext} to include the image into the document. The xxx should be a valid length such as 1in, 2.54cm, 72pt, or my favorite .8\linewidth.

Frequently Asked Questions about TI-83

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How do I find the mean, median, mode, standrad deviation ... of a list of values?

The syntax is 1-Var Stats [list], where [list] is an optional list name which defalts to L1. Press STAT, CALC and then select 1-Var Stats. Press ENTER and you should see 1-Var Stats on the screen. Press enter or enter an optional list and then press enter.

How do I enter values into a list?

Press STAT, CALC adn select Edit. Now enter the data into one column. That's about it.

How do I find a value given the percentage, p, of values that are below the value to be determined?

The syntax is invnorm(p, mean, SD). Press 2nd, Vars , this brings you the DISTR screen. Select invnorm.

How do I find the area with between two values with mean \bar{x} and standard deviaion \sigma (or s)?

THE syntax is normalCDF(lower,upper,\bar{x},\sigma).