[BlindMath] I need some ideas and encouragement for doing braille calculus

[Emily Schlenker]

Right on! I am dusting off the Perkins and breaking out the wide paper!

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> On Sep 19, 2019, at 8:45 PM, John J. Boyer via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Emily,
> 
> This probably won't help, but it's of historical interest. When i was taking math back in 1960 I used a mechanical braillewriter with paper. That made it easy to 
> see what 
> had been previously written. Multiple lines and spacing were right on the paper. If you can get a braillewriter it might help.
> 
> John
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 02:52:06PM -0500, Emily Schlenker via BlindMath wrote:
>> Hi, everyone. I am in first semester calculus, and I am really struggling. I
>> understand the processes,  but I am having trouble staying organized while
>> working problems in braille. I use a braille notetaker with 32 cells, and I
>> am having trouble with things like the chain rule that require lines and
>> lines of equations. The actual line on my braille sense is not long enough
>> to accommodate some of my equations, and I get flustered and lost scrolling
>> between so many lines. Ho do those of you who are braille users stay
>> organized? Do you have any strategies for keeping parts of the same problem
>> organized? I am not opposed to breaking out the Perkins Brailler with wide
>> paper, but I am also wondering if there is anything else I can do to be
>> successful. I have a great instructor who always goes step by step and
>> doesn't mind repeating things, but I always get lost about half way through
>> big problems. 
>> 
>> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>> 
>> Emily 
>> 
>> 
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