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Calculators

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Standard Form on Calculators

You should get used to the scientific calculator you will use in your final exams:

  • Use the x10   (or EXP) button when writing standard form

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Sin, Cos and Tan on Calculators

You must make sure that your calculator is set up to 'degrees' mode when you're dealing with angles. Watch this to see how.

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Fractions and Decimals on the Calculator Display

Calculators are often set to a default setting where they display answers as a fraction. This is not very useful for GCSE Physics where you should write your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures. Here I show you how to change the calculator settings.

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