[Nfb-science] Math on the computer

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Is there any sort of LaTex cheat-sheet that ells me what code does what? 
Something to try to figure it out with?

Thanks
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 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Math on the computer


> Hi Mark.
>
> Calculus is where my simplistic system breaks down.  If Sarah's
> suggestion isn't an option, then your best option is to just learn
> LaTex.  Fortunately, LaTex isn't all that complex, so it shouldn't
> take you long.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Aaron
>
> On 12/6/10, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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