Where could I find a keyboard designed for calculus, with root function, integral signs, sum notation, ect.?

Question

Where could I find a keyboard designed for calculus, with root function, integral signs, sum notation, ect.?

Answer 1

you mean like √, ⌡⌠, Σ, etc? (etc is short for "et cetera."). if you're in Word, there's the equation editor, but if you want it here, well, a carpenter has to be smarter than her hammer. if you have a numeric keypad, you can use alt- with the character code. π is alt-227, √ is alt-251, and so on.

Answer 2

Are you looking for a computer keyboard? Microsoft Word 2007 has a great equation editor that recognizes a lot of shorthand (e.g. 2^x auto-corrects to the proper notation). So you don't necessarily need a keyboard with those keys.



If you're looking for an equation solver, then your TI-89 works well.



An expensive option that covers both scenarios would be to pick up a copy of Mathematica. You can solve and displaying functions very easily after learning the syntax.

Answer 3

Are you trying to figure out how to type mathematical notation in a document? If so, the answer is not a special keyboard, because none exist. Every major word processor has things built in to allow you to write math equations correctly. I don't know which word processor you are using, so I can't tell you exactly where to look for the feature.



Some mathematicians and scientists also use something called Latex to write their documents. A Latex document is written in plain text with special symbols and keywords that indicate what the mathematician or scientist wants to show. The document is then parsed and correctly formatted output is produced.



For your purposes though, you probably just want to poke around in the menus of your word processor until you find the function for writing equations,

Answer 4

open office which is (free to individual users) software from Sun microsystems that duplicates most of the expensive software from micro...... and has a package called math that lets you create equations in the form you would see in text books as well as the ability similar to math cad to solve some equations and functions. It is a package some other sites want to charge for redirecting you to the sun microsystems home page so be sure you are down loading from the official Site. It is complex enough that you probably want to work it over the holiday break instead of trying to learn while you have a full load of other stuff, but you can copy paste from them into word processors and other documents. The quick solution in the interim is the character map codes other posters have already mentioned. Enjoy!! I love saving money. Every student needs this FREE package of word processor, spread sheet, presentation manager etc.

Answer 5

you need a scientific calculator



go to any place like Best Buy etc they are inexpensive

Answer 6

just the starbucks mermaid, its been altered a couple times over the years