Ti-83 Programming Tutorials

Chapter 1 - Getting Started

There are some basic things you should be aware of before beginning to program. Here are some steps to get started programming for the Ti-83 calculator.

Editing/running programs
To run a program, hit the [PRGM] button to view a list of available programs and select using the up and down arrows, then hit [ENTER] to paste that program onto the home screen. You can also press the number next to the program (if it's one of the first ten programs) to paste that program onto the home screen, or hit the [ALPHA] button and the first letter of your program to get to the first program with that letter. Hit [ENTER] again to run that program.

To edit a program, enter the program menu ([PRGM]), hit right once to enter the EDIT menu, and select a program from the list. Commands, functions, and statements--which, for simplicity's sake we will use all three interchangeably, though they may technically incorrect in some instances--are pasted via menu selections from the various menu screens, most notably the [PRGM] program menu.

What can I do with the Ti-83?
The calculator can perform many math functions, most relevant and useful the average high school student. Because of it's programming capabilities, it has expanded it's range of applications, ranging from simple math programs to complex games.

What you can do, provided you take part in our tutorials, is learn how to program in the BASIC programming language available on the Ti-83 calculator. If you are even more interested in Ti-83 programming, you can even learn assembly programming (not available here, though, as we provide only BASIC programming support).

Read the manual!
If at any doubt to what a command or function does or what its usage is, refer to the Ti-83 manual (also electronically available at education.ti.com)

In fact, really, all the functions available on the Ti-83 (or Ti-83+/SE) are explained in their great manual. What we do is explain how you can really use these in programming, along with examples and explanations tailored specifically towards Ti-83 programming.