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It differs from Cymbol on the iPad that it creates an image file of the formula versus encoding in the information as extended character sets.Īlso Cymbol facilitates poly-valent molecules, with superscript plus and minus sign as well as it is very easy/quick/lightweight as to storage on your iPad device. MathBot is good too, but more complex overall.
It also lets you tweet those formula's out as a teacher that could add some interesting flavor perhaps. My overall rating of MathBot is a 7 (out of 10).Ĭymbol is the simplest one for students on the iPad to both input chemistry formula's and physics stuff with isotopes. I wish that the app supported landscape mode, as I like to work on Pages exclusively in landscape using the stand on my iPad case, and it is awkward having to turn the iPad as you go between modes as you develop and paste equations. The line of LaTeX symbols on the extended keyboard will ease the learning curve somewhat. There will be a learning curve for those who have not used LaTeX before, and I recommend starting with one of the many internet guides on LaTeX. I found that the scaling of equations in Pages maintained high quality equations after appropriate scaling.
#Mathtype for ipad code#
Those who already know LaTeX will find it an easy transition, and will appreciate that they can paste in, or copy out, LaTeX code for equations. I hope that at some point Pages will include a built-in equation editor. I may review TeX Touch in some future posting. The limitation on executable code on iOS devices require such an approach.
#Mathtype for ipad pdf#
TeX Touch uses a unique approach of editing on the iPad, sending the code through Dropbox to your Mac where it is compiled and the pdf sent back to your Mac via Dropbox. For those who want a complete LaTeX environment (for writing LaTeX entire documents and not just equations), they should consider TeX Touch. They have a Mac app as well as several iOS apps.
#Mathtype for ipad software#
MathBot is created by a small software company wiApps, based in Germany. One slight irritation in the copy and paste process is that MathBot only works in portrait mode, so if your other application prefers landscape, you are constantly turning your iPad around.īoth Pages and Keynote support applying styles to the pasted equations, and this can be used to in one click provide nice features like boxes of various types around the inserted equations, or as shown below background shading. I have found that the quality is excellent even after reasonable scaling. Once you have pasted it in Pages (or other applications) you can then scale the equation (by default it will come out large and then you scale it down). It will present several options, including email and placing an image in your photo collection, but I prefer to use the pasteboard copy and paste process. When your equation is ready for export to Pages (or other applications) you select the output button near the top right, and then Export Equation. You can attach name labels to each equation, and frequently used equations can be stored.
To enter a new equation you first press the bookmark symbol at the top left, and then select Add New Equation at the bottom. Those learning LaTeX will find it helpful to use these as starting points. MathBot comes with several example equations. If you hold down over a letter it will bring up the magnified view to allow precise positioning. You can edit the markup contents of the middle panel in all the normal ways such as copy and paste. For example one has all the Greek symbols.
Just below that line is a series of buttons for different categories. You can directly enter code from the normal iPad keyboard, but it is much easier to use the special extra line of characters which are the top line in the bottom panel.
#Mathtype for ipad update#
The top portion is the rendered equation (rendering is done automatically and it will update as you add to the equation markup expression).The middle portion is the corresponding LaTeX markup code. I show below a screen capture for MathBot. MathBot makes the writing of LaTeX somewhat easier through extra keyboard symbols for the most often used characters and expressions, grouped in logical ways. There are various online introductions to LaTeX and listings of commands. Those used to WYSIWYG equation editors will at first find LaTeX slow and awkward, but it does become more natural with use, and it produces elegant output. Curly brackets are nonprinting characters used to keep expressions together e.g. Greek letters and special symbols are written with the special lead character \ followed by the name e.g. For example "x^2" is how we write superscripts.
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