[BlindMath] Seeking Resources to Self-Study Math for Programming

Fri Jun 16 14:46:32 UTC 2017

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> From: BlindMath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lukasz
> Grabowski via BlindMath
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 9:01 AM
> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Łukasz Grabowski <graboluk at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] Seeking Resources to Self-Study Math for Programming
>
> Hi William, I haven't read the whole conversation so I'm likely repeating what
> was said already, but anyway: non-braille  access to maths is basically  either
> directly reading latex, or via screen reader (NVDA + mathplayer).
>
> For precalculus screen reader will do a very reasonable job, but for university
> level it's  good but far from perfect, so realistically you have to have a basic
> "reading" knowledge of latex, which is very easy (learning to write latex would
> be a bit more difficult, but you won't need this at the beginning).
>
> If you want specific resources, then you could start by saying what you want to
> start with precisely, and I could have a search around for something suitable
> (generally at university level it's relatively easy to find resources, at precalculus
> level it might be more difficult, but your great advantage would be that you are
> not bound to any specific book which a teacher would recommend, but rather
> can work with any book which covers specific material you want to learn)
>
> Best and good luck,
> Lukasz
>
>
> On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:40:20 -0500
> William Nutt via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > I am planning to change careers to programming and eventually hope to
> > return to grad school for a MS in Computer Science. It has been a long
> > time since I did any math. In high school I went through Algebra II
> > using braille, and in college I took statistics. I never explored math
> > using my computer during this time.
> >
> > Since I want to study artificial intelligence, I need to brush up on
> > pre-calculus and learn calculus, linear algebra, and discrete
> > mathematics. I need to do this through self-study and do not have
> > access to braille output. My primary computer uses NVDA, and I have
> > access to a Mac with Voiceover as well.
> >
> > I would appreciate answers to the following questions, since I do not
> > know how best to proceed.
> >
> > 1. What do I need to learn so that I can embark on this self-study?
> > Should I learn LaTex or any other frameworks?
> >
> > 2. Where are the best places to learn this information?
> >
> > 3. Are there any other tools or tutorials I should be aware of? Has
> > someone laid out a roadmap for this kind of project before?
> >
> > 4. What accessible resources do people recommend for learning math for
> > computer science? What are the best ways to maximize accessibility
> > with NVDA and Voiceover?
> >
> > Thank You in Advance,
> > William Nutt
> >
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