Title
Equality: A Tool for Free-form Equation Editing
Abstract
We describe a new tool, Equality, for equation entry using free-form layout of components drawn from a palette of symbols. Our approach is designed to enable learners to easily manipulate the structure of their equations, to be functional in both desktop and mobile environments, and to minimize the amount of learning required to use the tool. We present the results of a study comparing a prototype of our approach with Microsoft Equation Editor using a desktop machine. The initial results are promising with participants reporting that the mechanism is easy to learn and an easy way to manipulate their equations. We report the results of the study and the views of the participants and identify how these will inform the future development of Equality.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/ICALT.2015.34
International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Keywords
Field
DocType
equation entry, equation manipulation, teaching mathematics, teaching physics
Programming language,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Software,Free form,Multimedia
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2161-3761
0
0.34
References 
Authors
5
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stephen Cummins100.68
Ian Davies281.34
Andrew C. Rice3516.14
Alastair R. Beresford41436107.07