18.05 | Spring 2014 | Undergraduate

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

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Calculator Help

problemNumber = 0; wl("<h3>Calculator</h3>"); writecalculator(“psetcheckcalcid”, “Calculate”); whr(kdivcol,kdivwid);

Basic Arthmetic

You can do basic calculations like:   2+3, 2-3, 2*3, 3/2, 2^3, 5*(2-6).

Constants

The calculator knows the constants pi and e.

Functions

You can use the functions sin, cos, exp, log, log10.

Factorials

Conveniently it knows factorials, e.g. 5!.

Temporary variables

You can set the value of a variable and use it later. You do this by separating multiple expressions by semicolons.

Try the following:
x=5; y=6; x*y    x=3; y=x^2+1; z=(x+1)/y; z

Much More!

The features are quite extensive. See Mathjs documentation.

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