[Blindmath] Homework for College Class

[Amanda Lacy]

Ben,

Do sighted professors understand 1 // 2/3 without explanation? I use 1/(2/3) 
to make sure anyone can know what I meant.

Amanda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Humphreys" <brh at opticinspiration.org>
To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Homework for College Class


> While I certainly can't quarrel with the presentation of Latex, I did just 
> finish Calculus 1 and I can vouch that there is plenty to learn and 
> challenges to overcome without the added complexity and difficulty of 
> reading Latex compared to a shorthand, which I've discussed before.
>
> For example, consider a fraction divided by another fraction such as 1 
> divided by 2/3
>
> In Latex, we have:
>
> \frac{ 1 }{ \frac{ 2}{3} }
>
> Now, consider the shorthand that I used in my own homework
>
> 1 // 2/3
>
> So the double slash is the "big" division line" if you will.
>
> Now, I'm aware of all the shortcomings of non-standards based solutions, 
> but as a practical matter, you're working hundreds of prolems, some of 
> them difficult enough in math, without the added complexity, syntax, and 
> additional brainpower to translate Latek back into what your classmates 
> are seeing natively.
>
> Admittedly, I'm dealing with blindness as an adult without the benefit of 
> mastery of braille or Nemeth at a young age, so I rely on a screen reader 
> and others mileage may very.
>
> Ben
>
> At 03:55 AM 1/24/2012, you wrote:
>>Lanie,
>>LateX is the standard for producing mathematical documents on many 
>>universities. I highly recommend you learn it. Unlike some self invented 
>>shorthand lateX allows you to express any mathematical expression 
>>unambiguously. LateX will also benefit you when you are writing a thesis 
>>because you'll be able to get a perfect layout just by coding correctly 
>>rather than having to check it on the screen.
>>
>>You can write lateX in any text editor, and you can convert it into PDF 
>>using the pdflatex command line program which comes with mictex.
>>I hear TeXnic center is accessible and could make your job easier.
>>There are many lateX tutorials which can get you started.
>>Tim
>>On 1/24/2012 5:51 AM, Lanie wrote:
>>>I only tried ones specificly for math such as LaTeX and Scientific 
>>>Notebook, but that's a good idea to use shorthand in a regular 
>>>workprocessor.
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Alex Hall <mehgcap at gmail.com
>>>To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics 
>>><blindmath at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:45:09 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Homework for College Class
>>>
>>>What programs have you tried for wordprocessing? I can't think of any 
>>>that nvda won't work with.  Even Notepad should do the trick, even if you 
>>>have to use a shorthand for some symbols, such as sr(x) for square root 
>>>of x.
>>>
>>>Have a great day,
>>>Alex (msg sent from my iPod)
>>>mehgcap at gmail.com; //facebook.com/mehgcap
>>>
>>>On Jan 23, 2012, at 23:25, Lanie <readtobuild at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi, all.  I was wondering if anyone can help with this.  I'm taking a 
>>>calculus class in college, where I've just done "so homework and now have 
>>>it in Braille.  I'm not beure how to transcribe it into a format my 
>>>professor can read though.  Does anyone have any suggestions.  So far, I 
>>>thought of using a computer program where I could type it out and email 
>>>it to him, but I haven't found one that's accessible with NVDA, the 
>>>screen reader I use.  My second option would be reading it all out loud 
>>>on to a digital recorder and emailing it to him, but that's just really 
>>>tedious.  Also, I've thought about getting a reader and scribe, but that 
>>>will make me tied down to someone, and with my schedule, that won't 
>>>really work.  I would really appreciate any help ASAP.  Thanks.
>>>
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