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If someone were awesome (maybe somebody like John Resig), they could come up with a math notation framework that started terse but could expand to more detailed
by steamer25 14y ago
If someone were awesome (maybe somebody like John Resig), they could come up with a math notation framework that started terse but could expand to more detailed definitions with a click. E.g., Starts with (capital sigma) but expands to 'Sum(1..n)' and then expands again to 1 + 2 + 3 + ...n. Clicking the + changes it to 'add' which maybe links off to Wikipedia or Khan Academy. Clicking the numbers might change them to a pictograph of a group of widgets, etc.
- pixl97 14y agoA math IDE. I think Wolfram Alpha may do just that, then again dealing with formal maths is not my thing. An IDE makes sense if it can encapsulate the symbols and terms you're conveying. How many programmers sit down with notepad or vi and write huge programs? Yes, some do (and I have), but it's far easier with the IDE.