Algebrator

 

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a system for learning algebra on a computer


Contents

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Chapter 1    : Introduction............................................................................................... 1

What is Algebrator ?........................................................................................................... 3

Installing Algebrator on your Computer............................................................. 4

System Requirements.................................................................................................................. 4

Installation................................................................................................................................... 4

Miscellaneous files...................................................................................................................... 6

Typographical Conventions............................................................................................. 7

Chapter 2  : Getting Started.......................................................................................... 9

Basic Workspace Expression Manipulation........................................................ 11

Solving Equations, Inequalities and Graphing.................................................. 23

Solving Systems of Equations, and Graphing..................................................... 33

Chapter 3  : Advanced Features................................................................................ 47

Using Visibility and Domain Options......................................................................... 49

Other Modes of Problem Solution............................................................................. 57

Chapter 4    : Teacher’s Tools...................................................................................... 65

Creating Documents and Workbooks..................................................................... 67

Generating Problems and Documents..................................................................... 77

Changing Supervisor Options......................................................................................... 85

Chapter 5  : Command Reference.............................................................................. 93

Working With Files............................................................................................................... 95

Opening an Expression File................................................................................................... 95

Saving Workspace.................................................................................................................... 96

Saving Workspace under a Different Name......................................................................... 96

Printing in Algebrator............................................................................................................. 96

Setting Printer Options......................................................................................................... 100

Exiting Algebrator................................................................................................................. 100

Basic Workspace manipulations.............................................................................. 102

Creating an Algebraic Expression...................................................................................... 102

Editing an Algebraic Expression........................................................................................ 102

Displaying an Expression..................................................................................................... 103

Deleting an Expression......................................................................................................... 103

Deleting All Workspace Expressions.................................................................................. 103

Generating Algebraic Expressions from a Template....................................................... 104

Simplifying Expressions................................................................................................... 105

Showing Next Simplification Step....................................................................................... 105

Showing Simplification Result............................................................................................. 105

Selecting Simplification Transformation........................................................................... 106

Combining Like Terms........................................................................................................... 107

Combining Like Factors.......................................................................................................