[Blindmath] Homework for College Class

Wed Jan 25 11:25:51 UTC 2012

Amanda,

I've been loath to use parenthesis because of the comprehension 
complexity when more than a few end up in a single equation.

Towards the end of my last math class though, brackets [] were 
"reintroduced" to me  to differentiate between parenthesis for simplicity.

You could even use {} as well.

In other words,

[1/(2/3)[^2

is easier to understand than

(1/(2/3)^2

Ben

At 10:06 AM 1/24/2012, you wrote:
>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
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>>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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