[Blindmath] Learning the Nemeth Code

[Susan Jolly]

Hi Daniel,

It sounds like you have a good background in math.  You shouldn't find the 
Nemeth code very hard.  It's just a notation for math similar to a 
programming language.

I'm sighted and taught myself Nemeth because I was interested in writing 
software to interpret Nemeth so I had to learn all the rules.  Usually you 
just need to learn the rules relevant to whatever subject you want to study. 
And remember, it's usually easier to read something rather to temember how 
to write it perfectly.

I put a lot of information about Nemeth on my website when I was learning 
it. You might find it helpful; it all depends on how you learn best. Here's 
the starting page with links to other pages.
http://www.dotlessbraille.org/NemethIntro.htm

Another good resource is the MathSpeak project which has almost all the 
Nemeth rules with their associated spoken form.  Here's the link:
http://www.gh-mathspeak.com/

Don't forget to practice reading braille several hours each day!  As for 
Nemeth, I recommend you start with getting good at reading dropped numbers.

Best wishes,
Susan Jolly