1. Word Processing Mathematics

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

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

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

5. Word Processing Microsoft Equation Editor Click on “Insert”
Click on “Object”

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

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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. Word Processing Good vs Bad Word Processing f(x) f(x) or f(x)
log x = 3 log x = 3 sin θ sin θ
A = πr2 A = πr^2
R(q) = q · D(q) R(q) = q * D(q)