TI-60: Triangle Numbers
12-16-2018, 03:35 AM
Post: #1
 Eddie W. Shore Senior Member Posts: 1,131 Joined: Dec 2013
TI-60: Triangle Numbers
Here I exploit TI-60's RST function's ability to continue program execution and using the square root function as a "tester" to calculate triangle numbers.

Instructions:

1. In RUN mode (outside of LRN), store the following values:

R0 = 0
R1 = n

2. Execute the program by pressing [RST], [R/S]. The program is done when you see "Error".

3. Clear the error by pressing [CE/C].

4. Recall R0. This is your triangle number. (R1 will have -1).

TI-60 Program: Triangle Numbers
Code:
 PC00  OP71:  RCL  PC01  OP01:  1 PC02  OP61:  STO  PC03  OP85:  + PC04  OP00:  0     // sum R1 in R0 PC05  OP75:  - PC06  OP01:  1 PC07  OP95:  = PC08  OP61:  STO PC09  OP01:  1    // store R1 -1 in R1 PC10  OP86:  √  // take the square root of R1, if R1<0, the error occurs, ending the "loop" PC11  OP22:  RST  // reset back to step 00

12-16-2018, 05:33 PM
Post: #2
 Dieter Senior Member Posts: 2,397 Joined: Dec 2013
RE: TI-60: Triangle Numbers
(12-16-2018 03:35 AM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  Here I exploit TI-60's RST function's ability to continue program execution and using the square root function as a "tester" to calculate triangle numbers.

This is essentially a "proof of concept" on how to do loops on a calculator with an extremely limited function set without tests and goto – rskey.org calls the TI-60 "almost programmable". ;-)

In real life, if you want the sum of all integers from 1 to n you'd of course use the direct formula ½n(n+1) or ½(n²+n). Less steps, direct result.

Dieter
12-16-2018, 07:08 PM
Post: #3
 grsbanks Senior Member Posts: 1,127 Joined: Jan 2017
RE: TI-60: Triangle Numbers
(12-16-2018 03:35 AM)Eddie W. Shore Wrote:  Here I exploit TI-60's RST function's ability to continue program execution

Such a pain in the rear end that the TI-56 (and presumably the TI-55III) halt execution before resetting the program counter making it impossible to program loops of any kind! Even the prehistoric TI-53 does it "right"
12-16-2018, 09:56 PM
Post: #4
 Thomas Klemm Senior Member Posts: 1,447 Joined: Dec 2013
RE: TI-60: Triangle Numbers
(12-16-2018 05:33 PM)Dieter Wrote:  In real life, if you want the sum of all integers from 1 to n you'd of course use the direct formula ½n(n+1) or ½(n²+n). Less steps, direct result.

The TI-60 provides an nCr key with a bit weird usage:
Quote:The values of n and r are entered as n.rrr.

Thus we could use:
Code:
+ 1.002 = nCr

Cheers
Thomas
12-17-2018, 02:55 PM (This post was last modified: 12-17-2018 02:56 PM by ijabbott.)
Post: #5
 ijabbott Senior Member Posts: 906 Joined: Jul 2015
RE: TI-60: Triangle Numbers
(12-16-2018 09:56 PM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:
(12-16-2018 05:33 PM)Dieter Wrote:  In real life, if you want the sum of all integers from 1 to n you'd of course use the direct formula ½n(n+1) or ½(n²+n). Less steps, direct result.

The TI-60 provides an nCr key with a bit weird usage:
Quote:The values of n and r are entered as n.rrr.

Thus we could use:
Code:
+ 1.002 = nCr

Cheers
Thomas

Using the formula saves a couple of program steps (assuming there are no pending operations before running the program):
Code:
+ x² = ÷ 2 =

— Ian Abbott
12-19-2018, 04:23 AM
Post: #6
 Thomas Klemm Senior Member Posts: 1,447 Joined: Dec 2013
RE: TI-60: Triangle Numbers
(12-16-2018 05:33 PM)Dieter Wrote:  This is essentially a "proof of concept" on how to do loops on a calculator with an extremely limited function set without tests and goto

We could exploit the integration key and do some calculations in a loop as a side effect.
This allows to implement a solver using fixed point iteration or Newton's method.
However you could specify only up to 99 loops.

To solve Kepler's equation:

$$M = E - e \sin E$$

We would rewrite it as a fixed point equation:

$$E = M + e \sin E$$

Using the following mapping to the data memories:

E: 3
M: 4
e: 5

We could then use this program:
Code:
RCL 4 + RCL 5 × RCL 3 sin = STO 3

We don't really care about the lower and upper limits of the interval so we could just use:

0 STO 1
1 STO 2

The integration would be started with:

∫dx nn R/S

The result could then be found in register 3.

Using realistic values (e.g. e = 0.0167 for the Earth) this needs only a few iterations.
Don't forget to put the calculator into the radian mode.

Cheers
Thomas
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