Word Processing
Mathematics
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 More professional
 Don’t use handwritten symbols
 Don’t use poorly word processed
symbols
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 Ex: Which looks better to you?
x^2 = 9
x 9
\/x^2 = +-\/9
x  9
x = +-3
2
2
x  3
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 Formatting rules
 Use italics for:
 Function names
 Variables
 Greek letters
 Use standard text for all other symbols
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 Two ways to typeset mathematical
expressions:
 Formatting characters and inserting
symbols
 Using Microsoft Equation Editor
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 Inserting Symbols
Click on “Insert”
Click on
“Symbol”
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 Inserting Symbols
Pick from the set
of symbols
displayed. Hit
insert to put that
symbol in your
document
Choose subset: e.g.
Mathematical
Operators
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 Inserting symbols:
 A little cumbersome to do for lots of symbols
 Not every symbol is represented
 Ex. Typeset the following formulas:
P(E) + P(EC) = 1
A = πr2 ≈ 3.14r2
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 Microsoft Equation Editor
Click on
“Insert”
Click on
“Object”
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 Microsoft Equation Editor
Scroll to
Microsoft
Equation
3.0
Click “OK”
Operator
Symbols:
Multiplication
, etc.
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Greek
letters
Set Misc. (lower &
uppercase)
Spacing theory
 Microsoft Equation Editor
Relational
Symbols
Summation
Notation
Type your
math text here
Grouping Fractions &
Symbols Radicals
Exponents
& subscripts
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 Microsoft Equation Editor
If you only want plain text,
then you click on “Text”, and
you can type like you would
in a word document
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.
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 Microsoft Equation Editor
Clicking on
this will align
the equations
along the
equal sign.
The Format
menu will be
used to
control the
alignment of
your text.
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 Good vs Bad Word Processing
f(x)
log x = 3
sin θ
A = πr2
R(q) = q · D(q)
nt
r

A  P 1  
 n
f(x) or f(x)
log x = 3
sin θ
A = πr^2
R(q) = q * D(q)
r nt
A  P(1  )
n
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 Venn Diagrams in Microsoft Word
Click on
“Insert”
Click on
“Diagram”
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 Venn Diagrams in Microsoft Word
Choose
“Venn
Diagram”
Click
“OK”
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 Venn Diagrams in Microsoft Word
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 Making a template Venn Diagram
Right-click
on top circle
and delete
shape
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 Making a template Venn Diagram
Right-click on
circle and select
“Format
AutoShape”
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 Making a template Venn Diagram
Change to
“No Fill”
Change to
“Black”
Click
“OK”
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 Making a template Venn Diagram
 Repeat what we did in the last slide for
the other circle
 And here’s what you get:
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 Hit the “Print Screen” button on your
keyboard
 Open Paint Brush and Paste
 Then copy only the Venn Diagram you
created
 Select All and Delete
 Then Paste your Venn Diagram
 Put a rectangular boarder around it
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 You should now have a template Venn
Diagram
 MUST include diagram for probability
problems
 You don’t have to use this method for
making the Venn Diagram
 You’re welcome to create your own on
the computer