[nabs-l] College Math

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Syed,
I might suggest joining the BlindMath list on NFBNet to get more
answers about LATX and Nemeth resources, since those folks will be
more knowledgeable about higher math content.
I haven't taken a lot of math but have taken a lot of statistics which
is similar (but not the same) as math. For me personally, if a Braille
textbook wasn't available, my next favorite solution was to listen to
a text in human-recorded audio through Learning Ally (or hire a human
reader) and then take copious notes in Braille while I was listening
to the problems and equations being read aloud. I used the same method
to handle lectures and problems read orally in-class. If you decide to
do this, you can take notes using any form of Braille you are
comfortable with-slate, Perkins or refreshable Braille device (or a
combination). Also, since they're your notes, Nemeth code doesn't
matter. You can write your notes in contracted Braille, computer
Braille, or any combination of symbols that make sense to you when you
read them back. You can then type your problems out in a Word document
on the computer or on a Braille device.
Sometimes if something wasn't clear, I would ask my prof or TA to
email me a formula that was typed out in words in case JAWS couldn't
read the equations and symbols. For example "2 plus 2 equals 4X". They
were generally happy to do this and it didn't take much of their time.
I hope this is a start and the Blind Math folks should be able to give
you more details about how to read and write equations in LATX.

Best, Arielle

On 1/30/16, Christina Moore via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I did too.
> I got to the point by the end of high school where I liked math. I did
> the best in Geometry (never had time to get to trigonometry).
> That is not an option in college sadly because there is not one to
> transcribe the work into print.
> If I could have done the entire Stats course in braille I would have
> probably done a whole lot better.
>
> On 1/29/16, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Thank you for your message.  When I was in elementary school I
>> used the Perkins brailler to write my math problems.  I also used
>> a talking calculator and the abacus to count the numbers.
>>
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