[Blindmath] laTeX

[Wheatley, Richard]

I did my maths in braille all the way up until the end of high school, only receiving a crash course in latex in the last three weeks before leaving. your students only need to learn latex if they wish to communicate with sighted peers such as at University. 
having said that, if they are likely to take a maths heavy subject beyond the age of 18 then teaching them latex  is best done as early as possible , to make the code as instinctive as possible .

Best wishes  

Richard Wheatley 

> On 27 Sep 2014, at 16:48, "John Gardner via Blindmath" <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well nobody has stepped forward to answer this question.  I do know the
> answer either.  However the need for Latex does not begin until the child
> begins to do algebra, usually in middole or high school.  Please go to
> www.access2science.com for tutorials on Latex.
> 
> If the child is using a PC with MS Word, I strongly recommend using MathType
> with LEAN Math.  Or with Latex only for the equations.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shanthala
> via Blindmath
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:40 AM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: [Blindmath] laTeX
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I am a teacher of children with visual impairment.
> 
> I would like to know at what age or level would you recommend the child to
> switch from Nemeth to LaTeX? What are the pre requisites for learning LaTeX?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Shanthala
> 
> 
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