[Nfb-science] Math on the computer

[Mark J. Cadigan]

I am currently in calculus. But, the difficulty of math only increases from 
here. I was sort of hoping for something I could figure out quickly and be 
able to use all the way threw college.

Thank you for your help,
Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
To: "NFB Science and Engineering Division List" <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Math on the computer


> Hi Mark.
>
> What sort of math are you doing?  Algebra?  Calculus?  Differential
> equations?  In my lower level math classes, I was able to use a simple
> notation which used the four basic operators, + - / and * (though the
> * was much less common as multiplication is implicit in most algebraic
> expressions).  I also used ^ for exponents.  For functions I did
> something like:
> sqrt(x) = the square root of x.
> sin(cos(a)) = the sine of the cosine of a.
> ln(q) = the natural log of q.
> Fractions are of course division problems
> (x^3+4)/(2x-1) = the quantity x cubed plus 4 end quantity over the
> quantity 2 x minus 1 end quantity.
>
> Finally, I used parenthesis liberally.  If there was ever a
> possibility of ambiguity, I made sure to add them.
>
> All of my instructors seemed to have no problem at all reading this
> notation.  It's not as pretty as documents set in LaTex, but it got
> the job done.
>
> Aaron
>
> On 12/6/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am trying to figure out a way to do my math homework on my computer so
>> that I can submit the assignments in an easy to read typed format. Do you
>> have any ideas for an easy to learn accessible way to create and solve 
>> math
>> problems on the computer?
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, are there any classes or resources to learn LaTex?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your help,
>>
>> Mark Cadigan
>>
>> kramc11 at gmail.com
>>
>>
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