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kermmartian
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Nearly every math student has a programmable calculator in his or her backpack. The TI 83, TI-83+ Silver Edition, TI 84+, and TI-84+ Silver Edition are more than just powerful graphing calculators: they're a great platform for learning to program and for creating your own math and science programs, practical utilities, and even games. A few months ago, I was approached my Manning Publications to write a book about graphing calculator programming. I've completed six of thirteen chapters and two of the appendices, and I'm happy to announce that the first three of the projected thirteen chapters have been released through Manning's MEAP (Early Access) program. MEAP is sort of like Book v0.3 Beta: you can read chapters as I complete them and offer critiques and feedback, and then you get the full print book or eBook when it gets released in Fall 2012. To quote the official copy:
Programming the TI 83+/84+ is an example-filled, hands-on tutorial that introduces students, teachers, and professional users to programming with the TI-83+ and TI-84+ graphing calculators. This fun and easy-to-read book immediately immerses you in your first programs, and guides you concept-by-concept, example-by-example. You'll learn to think like a programmer as you use the TI-BASIC language to design and write your own utilities, games, and math programs. You'll put each new concept into action immediately as you unlock the full potential of your calculator. Along the way, you'll discover tricks to customize, slim down, and speed up your programs, and to learn from the many free programs available on the web.
You would be doing me a great service to join in the MEAP, and I hope that if you don't choose to make the investment and join now, that you will consider buying the book when it's published in the fall! I'm sacrificing sleep and sanity to make this an authoritative book, both for TI-BASIC programmers and for anyone looking to learn to program, so I would be eternally grateful to everyone who participates in the MEAP and offers feedback.
Official webpage: Programming the TI-83+/84+ to buy and participate
Cemetech project page: Links and additional information
Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started
1. Dive into calculator programming
2. Communication: Basic input and output
3. Conditionals and Boolean logic
4. Control structures
5. Theory interlude: Problem-solving and debugging
Part II: Become a TI-BASIC Master
6. Advanced input and events
7. Pixels and the graphscreen
8. Graphs, shapes, and points
9. Manipulating numbers and data structures
Part III: Advanced Concepts; What's next
10. Optimizing TI-BASIC programs
11. Advanced and hybrid BASIC concepts
12. Your first assembly program
13. Now what?
Appendixes
A. Review: Using your calculator
B. TI-BASIC command reference
C. Resource list
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Xeda112358
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| Posted: 29 Feb 2012 11:16:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Awesome and bon chance ! |
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kermmartian
Site Admin Kemetech
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| Posted: 01 Mar 2012 11:57:55 am Post subject: |
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ThunderBolt wrote:
Awesome and bon chance !
Many thanks, Xeda.  |
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tiuser1010
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| Posted: 01 Mar 2012 01:13:26 pm Post subject: |
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Its about time!
I will definitely get this in the fall.
And how would one go about doing this MEAP thing if one were to oh
i don't know hypothetically want to do MEAP. |
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kermmartian
Site Admin Kemetech
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| Posted: 01 Mar 2012 02:00:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Just visit the book site (http://bit.ly/8384book) and get either the eBook + MEAP or eBook + print book + MEAP. And Manning also came up with a 50% off code, use code TI8384 at checkout. #cemetech |
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kermmartian
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| Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:05:12 pm Post subject: |
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| *bump* Ten chapters out of thirteen are written! I have three chapters and an appendix of the manuscript left to write. I've also updated the first post with a Table of Contents. |
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Xeda112358
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| Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:42:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, nice o.o So this will definitely be done within the estimated time frame, that is always good to hear! |
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rankinc
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| Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:26:03 am Post subject: |
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| Hoy, Kermmartian will this book of yours only available online? |
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Xeda112358
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| Posted: 30 Mar 2012 05:50:33 am Post subject: |
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| I believe it will be available in both electronic and physical form. |
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