[BlindMath] Seeking guidance for Discrete Mathematics

[avery ingram]

Hello,

I have a solution that might work. The book Handbook of Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics, from the same author, seems to be publisher quality, so it should render a lot better. The book might be really similar, but you could ask a TA to tell you which parts correspond to your class's book.

If you get the free Thorium app on your computer, and download the book in epub format, it should work especially well. I think this book has images. Whenever you're on an equation or image, you should be able to use picture smart AI with JAWS. To do that, have your cursor on the image, then press JAWS key with space, then p, then shift with c. It might not give you the best description, but if you ask it a follow-up question and include context you remember about the image or equation, it should give you a great description. Best of luck.

Avery

On Aug 29, 2026, at 3:51 PM, Aru M via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello,

I am a sophomore at Purdue University studying Computer Science and seeking guidance in successfully navigating one of the subjects that I am currently struggling in.

The subject is CS-182. Though, it says Computer fundamentals but it is essentially discrete math covering topics like Logic, proofs,  sets, functions, complexity, induction, recursive algorithms, finite automata, graphs. Semester has just started but I can feel the heat.

The assigned textbook "Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications" by Kenneth H. Rosen is available on Bookshare.org but on downloading in all the possible formats available there, I find that none of them is truly accessible and even wonder if it shows the correct information. The Math equations are not read correctly.

I rely completely on JAWS on the Windows laptop and haven't used braille in past many years. For the Math content, I use Equations Editor on Microsoft Word to read the problems and solve them.

The DRC department at the university provides me the lecture notes and other related content in MS Word but I need something to read to understand the concepts like textbook in this case.

I was wondering if anyone here faced something similar and found any workaround.

Looking forward to any suggestions that you might deem helpful.


Best regards,
Arushi
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