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Corrections in new PDF User Guide
02-08-2018, 05:53 PM (This post was last modified: 02-11-2018 04:32 PM by JMB.)
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Corrections in new PDF User Guide
This time we've had the new FW 13333 and the HP Prime user guide 3rd edition available at the same time, which is great! This edition explains the new calculator's features, like the 3D graphics app, or te reworked Financial and Explore apps.

I have found nonetheless, some explanations that are outdated, and that I hope can be corrected in a future edition. here is what I've found (UPDATED. Added points 7, 8 and 9):
  1. In page 62, the first paragraph says "Much of the function of the HP Prime calculator is provided in packages called HP apps. The HP Prime calculator comes with 18 HP apps: 10 dedicated to mathematical topics or tasks, three specialized Solvers, three function Explorers, a spreadsheet, and an app for recording data streamed to the calculator from an external sensing device."
    Now there are 17 HP apps, 11 dedicated to mathematical topics, and one unified Explorer.
  2. In page 131, the first paragraph says: "Outside of the CAS, this template is used to find the derivative of a function at a point. In this case, the denominator is of the form X = a, where a is a real number. In order to indicate our more formal preference here, we enter the denominator as X = X, as shown in the following figure"
    Now there is no need for "=X". You can write as well: d F1(X) / d X.
  3. In page 384 the explanation of the [a b/c] key says: "Decimal to fraction conversion. In Home view, toggles the last entry in Home view between decimal, fraction, and mixed number forms. If a result from the History is selected, then it toggles the selection through these forms. Also works with lists and matrices. In CAS view, it only toggles between decimal and fractional equivalents, and adds them as new entries to the History.
    Example: .....
    Now the [a b/c] key in Home cycles through →Qπ, then PDQ fraction, then mixed fraction, and then back to decimal.
  4. In page 542, the first image shows the Physics constants.
    The values shown are outdated, and do not correspond with the new values in FW 13333.
    In page 542 also, the last paragraph says: "In the previous figure, the first entry shows the Universal Gas Constant".
    It should say "next".
  5. In page 543, the first image shows the Universal Gas Constant.
    The value shown is outdated, and does not correspond with the new value in FW 13333.
  6. In page 618, the name for the [Ènter] key appears as: K_Ente.
    It should be K_Enter.
  7. In page 702 the first paragraph says: "A small application, designed for the study of one or more related topics or to solve problems of a particular
    type. The built-in apps are Function, Advanced Graphing, Geometry, Spreadsheet, Statistics 1Var, Statistics 2Var, Inference, DataStreamer, Solve, Linear Solver, Triangle Solver, Finance, Parametric, Polar, Sequence, Linear Explorer, Quadratic Explorer, and Trig Explorer. An app can be filled with the data and solutions for a specific problem. It is reusable (like a program, but easier to use) and it records all your settings and
    definitions.
    This paragraph must be edited to reflect the new apps in FW 13333.
  8. In page 19 the last-but-one paragraph says: "There are two system-wide settings: Home settings and CAS settings. Home settings control Home view and
    the apps. CAS settings control how calculations are done in the computer algebra system. CAS settings are discussed in chapter 3."
    It should say: chapter 4
  9. In page 20, the table that lists the Home settings, lacks the option "Gradians" for the Angle Measure.
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