DAY ONE:

• 8:00 a.m. - Registration
• Welcome and overview of the course
• Opening the calculator box and installing batteries - Save the box.
• Clear calculator with the Clear All command.
• The difference between "Display Mode" and "Program Mode."
• Explain that the only way to achieve program continuity is to set up labels in advance
• Input all labels (A thru Z) along with Clear Flag 10 (CF 10) and Return (RTN).
• Explain use of the EQN" (equation) button for text and formulas.
• Input and run test the following program in Label G to show how display flag (10) works
  • LBL G
  • SF 10
  • EQN
  • 12345
  • CF 10
  • 12345
  • SF 10
  • TED
  • CF 10
  • RTN
• Explain Quality Control debugging and cursor control.
• Explain comparative analysis with a correct calculator (side-by-side).
• Explain dynamic address modification of labels for "XEQ" and "GTO" commands.

• 12:00 Noon - Lunch

• 1:00 p.m. - Class begins
• Program Label A with angle addition routine
• Execute Label A from Display Mode and explain program execution.
• Explain user interface
• Program Label B with angle/azimuth conversion routine
• Execute Label B from Display Mode and discuss user interaction
• Program Label F using skill set to date
• Execute Label F from Display Mode and run test data.

• 5:00 p.m. - Class Dismissed

DAY TWO:

• 8:00 a.m. - Class begins
• Discuss backward and forward branching and dynamic address modification
• Program Label C with horizontal curve routine
• Explain decision making in programming
• Execute Label C and fix address modifications
• Test all possible combinations to demonstrate decision making and branching
  • R & D
  • R & A
  • R & C
  • R & T
  • D & A
  • D & C
  • D & T
  • C & T
  • D & X (DOC Highway)
  • D & Y (DOC Railroad)
  • A & X (DOC Highway)
  • A & Y (DOC Railroad)
  • C & X (DOC Highway)
  • C & Y (DOC Railroad)
  • T & X (DOC Highway)
  • T & Y (DOC Railroad)

• 12:00 Noon - Lunch

• 1:00 p.m. - Class begins
• Discuss deficiencies in program design in Label C
• Make adjustments in Label C to call addresses in Label H which will call addresses in Label C
• Test amended Label C
• Discuss the "NEVERSINK" protocol to design custom software.
• Design a custom program for the class using "NEVERSINK" and Microsoft Excel

• 5:00 p.m. - Class Dismissed

DAY THREE:

• 8:00 a.m. - Class begins
• Complete design of the custom program from the previous day.
• Program the custom program into the HP 35s calculator.
• Explain the use of equations instead of programs
• Use HP 35s equations and solver to demonstrate alternatives to programming.

• 12:00 Noon - Lunch

• 1:00 p.m. - Class begins
• Allow advanced users to use their calculators to debug calculators of other users on a side-by-side basis
• Input Pythagoras Theorem as an equation and solve for missing sides a, b, and c using the a=3, b=4, and c=5 right triangle as data.
• Program Pythagoras Theorem as a program and solve for missing sides a, b, and c using the a=3, b=4, and c=5 right triangle as data.
• Questions and answers

• 5:00 p.m. - Class dismissed and certificates awarded