Word Processing Mathematics

Word Processing  More professional  Don’t use handwritten symbols  Don’t use poorly word processed symbols

Word Processing  Ex: Which looks better to you? x^2 = 9 \/x^2 = +-\/9 x = +-3

Word Processing  Formatting rules Use italics for:  Function names  Variables  Greek letters Use standard text for all other symbols

Word Processing  Two ways to typeset mathematical expressions: Formatting characters and inserting symbols Using Microsoft Equation Editor

Word Processing  Inserting Symbols Click on “Insert” Click on “Symbol”

Word Processing  Inserting Symbols Choose subset: e.g. Mathematical Operators Pick from the set of symbols displayed. Hit insert to put that symbol in your document

Word Processing  Inserting symbols: A little cumbersome to do for lots of symbols Not every symbol is represented  Ex. Typeset the following formulas: P(E) + P(E C ) = 1 A = πr 2 ≈ 3.14r 2

Word Processing  Microsoft Equation Editor Click on “Insert” Click on “Object”

Word Processing  Microsoft Equation Editor Scroll to Microsoft Equation 3.0 Click “OK”

Word Processing  Microsoft Equation Editor Relational Symbols Spacing Set theory Misc. Greek letters (lower & uppercase) Grouping Symbols Fractions & Radicals Summation Notation Exponents & subscripts Type your math text here Operator Symbols: Multiplication, etc.

Word Processing  Microsoft Equation Editor The “Style” menu will control how your text appears. If you want to text mathematics in italics, use the “Math” option. Anything you type will automatically be italized. Note: you won’t be able to put blank spaces in this mode with the spacebar button. If you only want plain text, then you click on “Text”, and you can type like you would in a word document

Word Processing  Microsoft Equation Editor The Format menu will be used to control the alignment of your text. Clicking on this will align the equations along the equal sign.

Word Processing  Good vs Bad Word Processing f(x)f(x) or f(x) log x = 3log x = 3 sin θ sin θ A = πr 2 A = πr^2 R(q) = q · D(q) R(q) = q * D(q)