Scratch

Wow, sounds great; does it have an autocorrect system?

(Speaking of math work, I need to do mine DX)

I used LaTeX a few summers ago while working on a science paper -- it's very handy.
What math work do you do outside of school?

Here is an example of some of the math I've been doing (in LaTeX):

This is what I typed in TeXShop

Here is what the final product looks like



I also haven't checked this, so if you see a mistake, say so 


EDIT:
The problem was:
"2. Consider y^2 − 12y = c where c is a real constant.
(a) What is the sum of the solutions to this equation?"

And I could also have used Vieta's formulas . . .

Last edited by demosthenes (2010-11-04 16:55:37)

demosthenes wrote:

fullmoon wrote:

I used LaTeX a few summers ago while working on a science paper -- it's very handy.
What math work do you do outside of school?

I take an online course on the Art of Problem Solving website. It is called Algebra 3, but in reality it is high school Algebra 2.

Cool! I'm in AlgII-Trig at the moment. We're doing parabolas this week, and I still need to go out and buy a graphing calculator. 

fullmoon wrote:

demosthenes wrote:

fullmoon wrote:

I used LaTeX a few summers ago while working on a science paper -- it's very handy.
What math work do you do outside of school?

I take an online course on the Art of Problem Solving website. It is called Algebra 3, but in reality it is high school Algebra 2.

Cool! I'm in AlgII-Trig at the moment. We're doing parabolas this week, and I still need to go out and buy a graphing calculator. 

Ugh . . . parabolas, in retrospect they weren't that bad, but they're kind of a pain, I find other conics more interesting.

I'm fortunate enough that my school provides all its students (6th Grade and up) with graphing calculators.

fullmoon wrote:

demosthenes wrote:

I'm fortunate enough that my school provides all its students (6th Grade and up) with graphing calculators.

Wow, that's impressive. What kind do they give you? I ask because I'm thinking of waiting for Christmas and trying to get the new Ti-Nspire. My reasoning is that if you ask your relatives to get you a graphing calculator for Christmas, either you get the calculator or they buy you a car for being such a good student. 

We get TI-84 Plus calculators, and they work great all the time. My brother has a TI-Nspire, and it seems like an incredibly powerful calculator, if you want this calculator to last a long time I'd recommend the Nspire, although it is more confusing to learn how to use.