[Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad

[Dasha Radford]

Thanks John,
I just want to say that I am in fact a girl. It's ok though. I've had 
something like this mix-up happen before so it's fine. Thank you for all the 
info. I'll take a look at it this week when I have time to come up for a 
breath of air that isn't fogged with little bits and pieces of other 
classwork info.
Again thanks,
Daria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Gardner" <john.gardner at orst.edu>
To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'" 
<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad


> Daria, there is an article on www.access2science about writing math in MS
> Word with MathType.  You need to learn a minimum of Latex to read/write
> equations in MSWord+MathType, and you seem like a pretty sharp guy.  So I
> guess you should be able to learn how to do this in a few hours of work. 
> At
> this point you would have a good tool for reading and writing math - in 
> fact
> the most popular single way of writing scientific papers on earth.
>
> I do agree that you need to learn how to write in pure Latex, but you 
> won't
> be able to do that in a few hours.  However using various templates that
> have appeared already on this list, you should be able to write minimal
> Latex documents in a short while too.  But compiling and debugging is a
> longer process.  It woulod be great if you can find somebody to provide 
> some
> local tutoring, but if necessary you can do it on your own.  It has been
> done before.
>
> John Gardner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On
> Behalf Of Dasha Radford
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 2:56 PM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad
>
> Hi,
> Just a small problem that needs to be taken in to considderation...
> Bit of info number one: I go to a private school which does not have a TVI
> of any type.
> Bit of info number two: Braille displays aren't cheap. The only thingI 
> have
> is an 18 cell RefreshaBraille18 from Aph.
> Last bit of info: I start school tomorrow and I'm using a computer for
> everything else. While I have a braille writer it's hard to find people
> willing to read math problems and such.
> I don't mean to be rude but this is what all of the college students in my
> Ncabs group seem to be learning or using competently as the case maybe. If 
> I
>
> let this wait and only learn it a few months before college when nerves 
> are
> strung as tight as whip-cord and Dsb is giving me grief because I need 
> more
> technology than most because I am partially deaf with a fairly good chance
> of being profoundly deaf by 35 well... I don't think not learning would be 
> a
>
> good idea right now.
> Thank you and I'm sorry if I come across a bit more strongly than perhaps 
> I
> intend for in truth it is not my intention at all. I just want people to
> understand that I am not working on a mainstream public school system
> neither am I making my stand on a field that is level by comparison with
> what you can think of as just plain vanilla blind although there aren't 
> many
>
> of those around.
> Again I'm sorry if I come over a bit harsh but this is something everyone,
> not just blind people but anyone else with a disability needs to 
> understand.
>
> We don't all play the same game, we don't do the same things with our 
> lives,
>
> and we most certainly don't get the option of saying that there is one way
> and only one way to do a thing.
> Daria
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Jolly" <easjolly at ix.netcom.com>
> To: <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:44 PM
> Subject: [Blindmath] Question about doing math in notepad
>
>
>> Hi Dasha,
>>
>> If you are in high school you shouldn't need to know anything except
>> Nemeth. Your TVI should be interlining your work so you can focus on
>> understanding math.
>>
>> Alternatively, I would suggest that you learn to use Nemetex, which was
>> developed by a blind high school student now attending college.  This
>> program automatically converts Nemeth algebra and other Nemeth math that
>> you enter using a braille display to LaTeX so a sighted person can read
>> it.
>>
>> http://www.accessisoft.com/
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Susan Jolly
>>
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