Porgramming on a TI-84 Calculator. Help?

Question

I'm learning how to code on my TI-84. My goal is to make a program for each chapter in my AP Physics class, with a list of equations relating to the chapter's topic. Once an equation is chosen from the list, it asks you which variable in the equation is the unknown, then prompts you for the other...

Answer 1

1) You can write code on your laptop provided you have the following things:
- Transferring software, such as TI-Connect (or TiLP), to transfer your .8xp programs to your calculator
- A cable that connects your computer and calculator for the aforementioned transferring
- (Optional, but very, very useful) An IDE to program in TI-Basic. TI-Coder is one option, TokenIDE is another, and TI-ProgramEditor is yet another.

2) If a program doesn't appear in the Edit submenu, that means it's been locked (probably by the creator). Locking a program prevents a run-of-the-mill user from looking (stealing) the source code, but any dedicated person / programmer could easily unlock the program. To unlock the program, you'll need a third-party program such as http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fil... Alternatively, assembly shells such as MirageOS or Doors CS usually have this feature built in.

3) No. (Not unless you want to severely complicate your life, of course.)

4) Instead of using Prompt, you should use Input. The syntax is as follows:
:Input "STR",variable

So, for instance, you could do something like:
:Input "V0",Z
:Input "V",V
:Input "∆X",D

5) You can only have labels with one or two characters (alphanumeric). For example, all of the following are valid labels:
:Lbl A
:Lbl 5
:Lbl θ
:Lbl Uθ
:Lbl 8G
:Lbl 97

Personally though, I hate using labels. If I ever need to use a menu in a program, I'd avoid using Menu( and merely write my own. Working with labels and Goto is just messy.

6) You would have to put the menu under a label itself. Example:
:Lbl M
:Menu("BLAH","Option 1",A,"Option 2",B,"Quit",Q
:Lbl A
:// do stuff
:Goto M // returns to menu once "do stuff" code is finished
:// etc...

7) You can't. That's just another limitation of using the Menu( command. (You can see why I like making my own menus instead =P.)

Answer 2

I've used each. They're virtually exactly the equal. The capabilities are the equal, the layouts are the identical, and from a realistic perspective, everything is the equal. The one variations are aesthetic (eighty four is more appealing), and the reminiscence on the eighty four is better, which means that the eighty four is rapid, too, however unless you are performing some serious calculations or apps, it is now not rather noticeable. The eighty four also comes with extra apps by default, and it comes with a cable and program so to connect it to your computer. It can be a little bit pricier, but not by means of an excessive amount of. If you want an eighty four, sure, you can without doubt get it instead of an 83. Functionally, they're the equal. The keys are the identical and everything; they only look exceptional, but the whole thing's in the identical situation, and the whole lot works the same manner.