[Blindmath] University Math

[Michael Whapples]

Regarding writing mathematical content, LaTeX is one option. There are many guides/tutorials for LaTeX on the internet. One I found quite useful is the LaTeX book on wikibooks.org, but there are other books which are more detailed should you want details of a specific package for LaTeX.

An alternative I would possibly recommend is using MathType in MS Word. While you will want to use LaTeX notation to enter equations into MathType, it means that you can use standard Word things for the rest of the document. The real advantage is that it means you will have less to learn, however if you are certain on using a lot of maths, then you may feel learning LaTeX as a stand alone system is worth the time invested.

Regarding other questions, more information might be useful, you say you do not know Nemeth, is this just Nemeth you do not know or do you not know any Braille, including other Braille maths codes?

Do you have any preferred way of getting information, do you want to work from a computer or do you also want some notes and such like in hard paper format?

Michael whapples
On 27 Apr 2013, at 08:49, Kartik Sawhney <sawhney.kartik at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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