Tutoring math, your curiosity naturally extends to spreadsheets. The tutor points out a neat feature of Excel. If you type =pi() in a cell, the value of π will appear. I find that 14 decimal places are available. Source: www.math.com …
Using Excel can mean self-tutoring. The tutor shares an observation about typing the forward slash in Excel 2016. I went to type a forward slash (as a character, not part of a formula) at the lead of a statement in …
Tutoring spreadsheets, you might get asked about add-ins. The tutor mentions the Excel Analysis ToolPak add-in. As I understand, Excel add-ins are extra tools that are available with Excel but not installed unless requested. I installed the Analysis ToolPak add-in …
Tutoring computer use, you might talk about conditional formatting with Excel. The tutor mentions a quick example. You can make up your own condition that causes cells to format specifically. It might be done, more or less, like so: Let’s …
Home computer use can mean self-tutoring. The tutor shares an idea about cell formatting in Excel. Yesterday, using Excel 2016, I began a new spreadsheet and discovered a formula wouldn’t calculate. When I entered, for instance, =6+7, it wouldn’t evaluate …
Tutoring financial math, loan payments are calculated. The tutor mentions how Excel handles payments at period beginning, as opposed to period end. In my post of October 5, I show how to find the monthly payment of a loan using …
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Tutoring financial math, spreadsheets might be used. The tutor shows how to find the monthly payment on a loan using Excel. In yesterday’s post I tell how to find the amount against the principal that a certain payment removes, using …
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Tutoring financial math, amortization arises. The tutor mentions the Excel function for it. Example: For a 25-year loan of $100,000 at 4%, compounded monthly with monthly payments, what is the amount against the principal of the 101st payment? Solution: Using …
Tutoring differential equations or complex variables, you might use a spreadsheet sometimes. The tutor gives a hint about entering complex numbers on Excel. Excel does, indeed, handle complex numbers. Formulas for them are among the Engineering ones. Apparently, to enter …
Tutoring statistics, the tutor is happy to share the CONFIDENCE.T() function from LibreOffice Calc. My last couple of posts (here and here) I’ve talked about confidence intervals for the mean. Yesterday I mentioned finding one using Excel or LibreOffice Calc’s …