--------------------------------------- Visual Pro --------------------------------------- *My Thanks! : Than you for choosing to download my program! It's somewhat big (around 2089 bytes). This is my first submited program, so it's not that good yet; I plan to improve it in the future after I get some feedback. The purpuse of this program is to give rectagular approximations a visual representation - hence the name. Included, are the three of the most common rectagular approximation methods used to find the area under a function (LRAM, MRAM, RRAM). Also, included are the "Trapezoidal Rule" and "Simpson's Rule." Simpson's Rule is by far the most accurate because it's based on an ancient Greek geometric formula that can be used when the top of a rectangle is defiened be a parabola. I also included two extra options on the second menu called "PLOT POINTS" and "SIGMA SUM." The "plot points" program is useful if you want to avoid the proccess of inputing points into the list_1 and list_2 variables or use the less than expidient list editor. The "sigma sum" program will sum an expression for you like: H ----- \ / 1/(J^2) =(approx.) -> [pi]^2/6 ----- j=1 Remarks: *The program will unfortunately regraph the Y1 function again once you return to the menu; I hope to fix this irritant in the future. *The "PLOT POINTS" option in menu2 is the only option that will exit from the program. *The error that is given to you in the program is calculated as a percentage. A positive error means that the approximation that you computed is an over estimate. A negative error means that the approximation that you computed is an under estimate. *Be warned: Do not try to get an approximation for a function like F(x)=1/x over some discontinuous interval, in this case that interval would be something like say [-1,2], this is innaproriate because there is a vertical asymptote at x=0 for the function F(x)=1/x. Last Comment: *The program is strait foward to use so there's really no need explain how to it use. Please, post a review for this program so I can improve upon it. Don't worry, really bad reviews or comments wont hurt my precious feelings. Be brutal and honest. -------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Programs: I plan to write other programs for the Ti-89, maybe a another for the Ti-84plus but I have noticed the popularity of these calculators has declined in recent times. [Future Programs] -> *[Ti-89] (zetaprime): This program will give you an estimate of the zeros in the zeta funtion which can be useful if your counting primes. *[Ti-89] (tensors): This program will let you deal with tensor quatities. *[Ti-89] (4DGraph): As the name implies this program will let you visualise a 4-dimensional plot in terms of its 3-dimensional components. (look for it in May 2007)