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For me, it would just be more work without any benefit. For me, a pencil and paper is necessary. I can't think typing equations out. Part of it is probably jus
by patrick451 5y ago
For me, it would just be more work without any benefit. For me, a pencil and paper is necessary. I can't think typing equations out. Part of it is probably just habit, but a good part of it is that pencil and paper support non-linear workflows effortlessly (e.g., drawing a box around a side calculation). In the end, I would end up writing the problem set up on paper, then transcribing it into TeXmacs or whatever for no real benefit. This isn't just theoretical. All through gradschool, I worked out research on paper before writing it up in latex for a paper or thesis section.
- amichail 5y agoWhy would you submit math homework that is handwritten? How would that save you time? How would that make it easier to grade?
- patrick451 5y agoWhy would I type it up? That is a waste of time because, like I said, typing it up is just duplicate work. TA's are used to grading hand written work. I know because I did it.
- ararar 5y agoWell, this is exactly what it is for. Neither LaTeX nor Texmacs help out in the research phase. They are document preparation systems (although Texmacs could be used as a front end to some CAS's)