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

[George Bell]

Hi Emily,

What if you were able to display 9 lines, each of 40 cells, at a time?  Might that help with the chain rule?

George

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From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Emily Schlenker via BlindMath
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Subject: [BlindMath] I need some ideas and encouragement for doing braille calculus

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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