[Blindmath] Techniques for taking Algebra through Calculus?

Tue Mar 1 23:17:24 UTC 2016

Each function on a Calculator is a sub-routine that does a math ‘thing’. So funcitonally there is no difference except when programming you are teaching the computer how to solve the problem before you can use it. Amazingly enough there are people who have built cities of basic on/off switches in the game Minecraft to ‘make’ primitive and advanced calculators. Which is technically programming too! Some engineering sprinkled in on the side. 

Sean

> On Feb 29, 2016, at 12:44 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> What is the difference between a programming language and a calculator?
> I have not taken a basic math class in a very long time, so I don't know if
> there are times when one can not use a calculator, but I know programming
> languages only make the computer act in the ways you tell it to.
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
> 
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Ken Perry via Blindmath <
> blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> CAS can't be used on standard tests and neither can programming languages
>> that do your work for you.
>> 
>> Ken
>> 
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>> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sean
>> Tikkun via Blindmath
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>> Cc: Sean Tikkun <jaquis at mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Techniques for taking Algebra through Calculus?
>> 
>> Doing Math with a programing language, from my point of view is doable,
>> always has been. The modules are just sub-programs that execute certain
>> functions and algorithms. I believe some of my early programs in Basic on
>> an
>> Apple II did my homework for me. Later Mathematica did the same service
>> when
>> I was in College. When working as a TVI I taught a High School student who
>> read braille the language and he completed his work using the Wolfram-Alpha
>> langauge (almost identical markup as Mathematica) to make graphs and check
>> his work.
>> 
>> There are very strong Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) that are used by
>> mathematicians and present all output on a single line (as we want it to in
>> braille!) Not sure why the braille community has never moved towards CAS
>> markup since all math teachers and mathematicians already recognize it.
>> Also
>> would be little to no backwards translation issues.
>> 
>> Sean
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 26, 2016, at 2:02 PM, Jamal Mazrui via Blindmath
>> <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I recently read a couple of books that lead me to believe that
>>> algebra, calculus, and statistics may all be done with the Python
>>> programming language and science-related modules.  The titles, which a
>>> web search will find, are "Doing Math with Python" and "Think Stats."
>>> Rather than the default Python shell, a more sophisticated one called
>>> IPython is recommended, available at www.ipython.org
>>> <http://www.ipython.org/>
>>> 
>>> Jamal
>>> 
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>>> Cc: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
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>>> Subject: [Blindmath] Techniques for taking Algebra through Calculus?
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> I am looking for some ways my student can use to take Algebra through
>>> calculus that does not require a significant investment of time to get
>>> up and running.
>>> I know about Latex, but from what I have seen, it takes quite a bit of
>>> time to learn.
>>> 
>>> Nemeth does not work because my student does not know Braille.
>>> 
>>> The only other option I can think of is having a tutor there, writing
>>> out in huge letters, or using manipulatives to explain the concepts. I
>>> did this going through Statistics, but it was not fun and currently
>>> the student has not had much success with this method.
>>> 
>>> The accessibility person has suggested something using math ML may work.
>>> Has anyone worked with math ML before?
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
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