[Blindmath] Taking a math class this semester.

[Bill Dengler]

What type of math are you doing?
There are two (major) ways to type math: using what I call “calculator notation” or using LaTeX <https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX>.
Calculator notation is simpler; you simply use symbols that would appear on a standard scientific calculator: + for addition, - for subtraction, * for multiplication, / for division, sqrt for square root etc.
This notation is easy to write, but can become difficult for complicated expressions and can be hard to read for sighted instructors.
LaTeX is easier to read for sighted people (when compiled to PDF) and is easier to work with when complex expressions are involved, but it can be harder to learn and use.

Bill
> On Jan 4, 2017, at 7:15 PM, Winona Brackett via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am a third-year student studying  music performance in college. However, I am required to take a math class. I am not sure of strategies and methods  for turning in assignments. I have a Braille Sense U2, and a  scientific calculator. I am not sure if I will have the textbook in Braille. 
> What  are some ways  you have  done  math with a  braille sense? I have never done math  on a note taker, so this will  be a new experience.
> 
> Thank you in  advance for your help.
> 
> 
> Winona
> 
> Wbracket at stetson.edu
> 
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