Symbols In Scientific Calculator

Common Scientific Calculator Symbols:

\[ \sin, \cos, \tan, \log, e^x, \sqrt{x}, \pi, \theta, \pm, \times, \div, \sum, \int, \infty \]

Symbol	Name	Description
sin	Sine	Trigonometric sine function
cos	Cosine	Trigonometric cosine function
tan	Tangent	Trigonometric tangent function
log	Logarithm	Base-10 logarithm function
ln	Natural Logarithm	Base-e logarithm function
e^x	Exponential	Euler's number raised to power x
√	Square Root	Calculates the square root of a number
π	Pi	Mathematical constant (≈3.14159)

These symbols represent fundamental mathematical operations found on all calculators:

Functions for calculating angles and sides in right triangles:

\[ \sin(\theta), \cos(\theta), \tan(\theta), \csc(\theta), \sec(\theta), \cot(\theta) \]

Most scientific calculators also include inverse trigonometric functions (sin^-1, cos^-1, tan^-1) for calculating angles from ratios.

Functions for working with exponents and logarithms:

Important mathematical constants:

Symbols found on more sophisticated calculators: