BA II Plus Teaching Simulator

Getting started

House rule

Keep P/Y = C/Y = 1, type the periodic rate into I/Y (in percent), and let N be the number of periods. Cash outflows are negative.

Recipe for every TVM problem

Clear: 2ND CLR TVM.
Check P/Y = C/Y = 1 and END mode (no BGN on screen).
Enter the known values with signs: money you pay out is negative.
CPT, then the key you want.

Start with Example 0, then work down the list. Each example states its problem; Step ▶ walks through the keys. TI guidebook

Examples

Starting an example resets the calculator. Click Step ▶ to advance one keystroke group at a time, or Run all to replay it.

Practice

Answers stay hidden. Work each one on the keypad or keyboard, then press Check. Either sign viewpoint is accepted, as long as it is consistent.

Keystrokes

Keyboard: digits, + − × ÷ = · N I P M F for the blue TVM row · C = CPT · S = 2ND · Shift+− ( _ ) = +/− · R = RCL · ↑ ↓ · Enter = ENTER inside a worksheet · Esc = CE/C.

BA II Plus

Texas Instruments teaching simulator

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STANDARD

TVM & CPT
Cash flow
2ND functions
Operators
Clear

TVM

Sign convention: cash outflows are negative (loans you receive use +PV, payments you make use −PMT).

Cash Flow

CF₀ at t=0; C0n with frequency F0n repeats the value F0n times.

Worksheet

Open a worksheet and its variables appear here, with the one on screen highlighted. Try 2ND 2 (ICONV), 2ND PV (AMORT) or 2ND 9 (BOND).

Formula

Press CPT on a worksheet to see the formula being applied.