[Nfb-science] Math on the computer

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Is the equation editor accessible to a screen reader? I haven't had success 
with it in the past.
Thanks,
Mark


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> It is not the best way, but one way that has worked for me is to use the
> equation editor in word.  Give it a try.
>
>
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> On Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 9:45 AM
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>
> One thing you might consider is Math Player, which allows you to enter 
> math
> using speech. It's a bit pricey, but it's the only method I can think of
> that doesn't involve learning a whole new math input system.
> Read about it here:
>
> http://metroplexvoice.com/
>
> Sarah
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> On Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: December 6, 2010 10:32 AM
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> 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
>
>
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> From: "Aaron Cannon" <cannona at fireantproductions.com>
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> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 10:25 AM
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>
>> 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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