1 Week 3: Introduction to Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet READING: Glade Manual Ch. 1

Glade Manual 2 Ch. 1 – Introduction to Excel There are 5 demonstration models in Ch. 1 Go to “Resources” “Support Files” “Chapter 1” EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 3 Demo 1: - comments worksheet with text - simple addition function - three different types of formulas (see H6, H12, H18) in the demo file - changing values on a spreadsheet – everything instantly updated EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 4 Demo 2: - more functions: MIN, MAX, AVERAGE, MEDIAN - introduce “Named Ranges” technique - shape of X, Y and XY is the same - “=X*Y formula” does row-by-row element pair multiplication EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 5 g = gravity v = velocity d = distance Demo 3: - work with multiple worksheets - cell references - translating mathematical formulas into Excel formulas - graph a simple function: EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 6 Demo 4: - graphs with more than 1 line (or curve) - change parameters (velocity or angle) until you hit the desired target - introduce more new functions: ^, EXP, TAN, COS EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 7 Demo 5: - statistical analysis - how to simulate the throwing of a pair of dice? RAND() function – produces a random number in [0,1) COUNTIF – count the number of occurrences of a specified value Example to simulate throwing a die (i.e. generate an integer from 1 to 6 randomly): - RAND() gives *6 = INT(1.8612) = 1 - INT(RAND()*6)+1 = 2 EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 8 Homework 1 (Due 11pm next Tuesday): - Exercise 1:  comments worksheet  Summing worksheet  Enter month names: enter “May”, then use fill right command - Exercise 2:  create a title that spans several columns and is centered  Create formulas to allow for adding columns - Exercise 3:  turn a mathematical formula (i.e. cosine function) into an Excel formula  Create a graph  Fine-tuning (i.e. format X- and Y-axis, create title) EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals

Glade Manual – Chapter 1 9 Homework 1: - Notes :  To “Format a cell”: “Home” “Cells”“Format” “Format Cells”  To select “Formula View”: “Formulas” “Formula Auditing”“Show Formulas”  To edit or fine-tune a graph: Click on the graph Select “Chart Tools” Select “Layout” EECS Computer Use: Fundamentals