[BlindMath] Long Math Problems

[Sabra Ewing]

What I do is just use copy and paste. I don't read the whole equation at once. I copied to my clipboard, simplified part of it, pace that, copy, simplify, paste. Also, I will divide the expression in two parts and only deal with one part at a time where appropriate. I might change the expression to say numerator equals such and such and denominator equals such and such and then I will deal with the numerator and denominator separately. Or you can just say an equal such and such and D equals such and such. Then, at the end, you can put it back together. I might also assign the expression to a variable like I might say a times B times see. Then I might say a equals long expression, B equals long expression, and C equals long expression. Or if there are lots of parentheses, I might copy the expression to my clipboard, paste it below, give myself a few lines between the two identical expressions, solve what is in that parentheses, and then select that text and replace it with the simplified solution so the expression is then shorter and I can read it easier.

Sabra Ewing

> On Oct 1, 2018, at 11:46 PM, Maurizio Gabelli via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, i'm off topic.
> Do you know an accessible compiler for programming c++ on Mac computer?
> Thanks
> 
> Maurizio
> 
> Il lun 1 ott 2018, 22:20 John Gardner via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> ha scritto:
> 
>> Nicholas, my technique for long complicated things is to define
>> sub-expressions. Really complicated equations can be made sense of by
>> defining a long list of sub-expressions. For example (in LaTex notation
>> since Nemeth isn't too convenient in e-mail):
>> x = \frac{A}{B}
>> where A = ...
>> and B = ...
>> This is my own technique, and I have no idea whether it is recommended by
>> any official body. But it works. Otherwise you could get a longer braille
>> display, but there will always be an equation longer than it.
>> 
>> Good luck.
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nicholas J via
>> BlindMath
>> Sent: Monday, October 1, 2018 10:40 AM
>> To: blindmath at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Nicholas J <314nick15 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [BlindMath] Long Math Problems
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> In my more statistical theory classes, many of the math problems have long
>> computations with many exponents, subscripts, and many summations. I am
>> using a braille notetaker that gives the ability to write nemeth code. It
>> has been really helpful, but I have had trouble with math equations being
>> longer than the about 30 cells on the notetaker. This has made it harder
>> for
>> looking back at part of the problem to insert a result into another
>> equation
>> and simplifying down an equation that has a lot of fractions and
>> summations.
>> Is there any strategy that has been used to help with something like this?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Nicholas
>> 
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