[Blindmath] University Math

[Kartik Sawhney]

Hi all,

I am a high school senior from India and will be a freshman this fall.
I intend majoring in Computer Science. My major requires me to take
several Math and Science courses as well. I wanted some guidance:

1. At school, I've used E-text for Math and Science. I did not feel it
to be absolutely necessary to use any specialised softwares, and could
manage with a word processor. For diagrams, I've relied on both verbal
discriptions of diagrams and tactile diagrams.
2. I could get several of my textbooks online as PDFs, but had to edit
them quite a lot as several equations and notations were inaccessible.
Nevertheless, it was manageable.
3. For writing Math, symbols available in MS Word sufficed.

I'm confident about the introductory university Calculus courses as
I've already covered all of the topics in high school, and could
manage them using a word processor alone. However, I'm not quite sure
of the more advanced courses like multivarial Calculus and all. Also,
I may point out that I do not know Nemeth.

Considering the scenarion in the university, it would be great if some
of you who have relied on electronic documents for Math and Science
could share your experiences and the strategies/softwares used.
Essentially, I am looking at the following information:

a. Any software(s) that the disability's office can possibly use to
create accessible electronic documents containing Math and Science
with efficiency.
b. Any accessible software that I can use to better write Mathematics.
c. Any other tips.

I'm considering LaTex, but am not quite sure.

Assistance solicited,
Regards,

-- 
-Kartik Sawhney,
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