[Blindmath] college and math

[Sina Bahram]

I respectfully will disagree with this. I think everyone has unique learning
styles for sure, but it's sort of equivalent  to saying that sighted
students can do math without any print available. Sometimes, that's
absolutely true, to varying extents, but usually, it's far from it.

Especially for the fundamentals, I think Braille is essential.

Take care,
Sina


-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:41 PM
To: r_akshi_tgk at yahoo.com; 'Blind Math list for those interested in
mathematics'
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] college and math

That's a very good point. I think my difficulty lay in the fact that I
expected Braille and had learned no other means of doing mathematics. But
that's just a lack of creativity on my part perhaps. I'm impressed with your
persistence with it.
Sincerely,
Sarah

-----Original Message-----
From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Roopakshi Pathania
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:12 PM
To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] college and math


I am not a PHD student either, though I do hope that I am able to do a PHD
in economics.
I think that Mathematics can be done in class with out Braille. In India,
there are no resources for transcribing Math into Braille and I had to
devise ways to study with out it. 
That said, I also believe that Braille would make any Math student's life
easier.

Regards
Roopakshi from India


--- On Thu, 1/15/09, Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca> wrote:

> From: Sarah Jevnikar <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] college and math
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 2:12 AM
> The same is for me, though I don't have the experience
> of a phd.
> sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sina Bahram
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:58 PM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics'
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] college and math
> 
> I'm currently a PhD student in computer science at NC
> State university in
> Raleigh North Carolina. If she'd like to talk to
> someone who has had first
> hand experience with this stuff, please feel free to give
> her my email
> address.
> 
> sbahram at nc.rr.com
> 
> Also, feel free to email me for my phone number. I'll
> be happy to speak with
> her on the phone.
> 
> Take care,
> Sina
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kathy Fraase
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:25 AM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindmath] college and math
> 
> I have a student who is blind that is going to college next
> year.  She
> is trying to decide between a public or private college.  
> We are trying
> to figure out how to get a math book in Braille for
> college.  Where does
> one look to see what is available and where would one find
> a braillist
> to get one brailled quickly?  Have people taken a math
> class without a
> brailled text?   
> 
>  
> 
> This is an above average student who has done very well in
> high school.
> She is good with technology and uses a laptop and
> braillenote very well.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> Any thoughts or suggestions on this topic or college for a
> student who
> is blind would be appreciated.  
> 
>  
> 
> Kathy
> 
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