H can I make a function on Ti-basic?

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Hi,

Do anyone know how can I make a function on Ti-basic?

What I mean by function is mathematical function IE. f(x)=x^2+3x and then take the value of f(2) and f(3) and store them on a variable.

I'm trying to program the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection_method" on the calculator for my Numerical Analysis class and I need to take f(a) and f(Pn).

f(p)=0

Thanks

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Apparently nobody programs on a TI calculators.

Kind of obvious why.

 

[ranger]

Apparently nobody programs on a TI calculators.

Kind of obvious why.

You should have more patience.

Anyway, have a look at this link:
http://www.math.ou.edu/~amiller/ti85/bisect.htm

Some programming:
http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/downloads
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:TI-Basic

Not sure how fast the BASIC program would be. But its problems of this nature that would make me want to use something like TI asm.

 

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:evalF(F,x,A)->FA
:evalF(F,x,C)->FC

This evalf() command is not on the ti-89, at least doesn't have the same name and it just what I need.

Thanks Ranger

 

[ranger]

Try this:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/195/19516.html

You would have to read the 89's manual to find a replacement for evalf().

 

[Coin]

You say that it is a TI-89?

I am quite sure that the TI-89 allows you to actually define functions. I do not remember exactly where in the interface you do this, and I cannot find my TI-89 right now. However as I remember it, in the menu where you can create programs, you can also create "functions". Functions are like programs, but they return a value. This means (1) you can call them like functions from the interpreter prompt, which is what you seem to want to do and (2) you can call them from other programs the way functions in a normal programming language would work. Look in the menus, do you see what I am referring to?

 

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Yes, Coin there is a way to define a function actually is Define like this

:Define f(x)=Funct
: /*Function of x*/
:
EndFunct

But for some reason when i try to run the program, I get an error message telling me that I didn't define variable.

I had read the manual a couple of times, is not real good source for programming and commands.

 

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Try this:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/195/19516.html

Thanks Ranger, but the problem is that I'm suppose to make the program. I already manage to evaluate the desire function but is was not a real profesional way. It is kind of lame.

I made this:

ClrIO
Dialog
Request "Function: f(x)",f
Request "Initial point",a
Request "Final Point",b
Request "Tolerance",tol
EndDlog
If Ok=0:Stop
expr(a)->a:expr(f)->f:expr(b)->b:expr(tol)->tol
[B]a->x
f->fa[/B]
While abs(a-b)/(abs(a+b)/2)>tol
     a+(b-a)*0.5->p
    [B] p-x
     f->fp[/B]
   If fp=0 Then
          Disp "p=",p
          Stop
   EndIf
   If fa*fp>0 Then
         p->a
         fp->a
   Else
        p->b
   EndIf
EndWhile
Disp "f(p)=0, p=",p
EndPrgm

The bold is how do manage to evaluate my function