[Blindmath] Homework for College Class

Wed Jan 25 17:48:33 UTC 2012

Fantastic. I never found that documentation on the Google calculator.

People should definitely give it a try now with this documentation.

Dick Baldwin

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Sina Bahram <sbahram at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> This might help with the lack of docs:
>
> http://www.googleguide.com/calculator.html
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Richard Baldwin
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 11:14 AM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Homework for College Class
>
> Not being blind, I don't bring any credibility to this discussion. However,
> I will point out that if you enter the following expression into the Google
> search box
>
> (1/(2/3)^2
>
> Google will send back the following, which can be very handy.
>
> *1 / ((2 / 3)^2) = 2.25*
> *Of course, as computer programmers know, it would be best to write the
> expression as follows in the first place to avoid ambiguity:*
> *
> *
> (1/((2/3)^2)
>
> *It is truly amazing what the Google search box can do in terms of
> evaluating mathematical expressions if you format them properly. It is a
> serious scientific and engineering calculator. The biggest weakness is
> little or no documentation.*
> *
> *
> *Give it a try.*
> *
> *
> *Dick Baldwin*
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Ben Humphreys <brh at opticinspiration.org
> >wrote:
>
> > 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
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Humphreys" <
> >> brh at opticinspiration.org>
> >> To: "Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics" <
> >> blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> >> 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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