Syntax for entering math using ASCIIMathML
ASCIIMathML is an easy way to enter math in Web pages. It is used throughout IntMath.com. The math is rendered using MathJax.
This is what you can use when sending a math mail using the IntMath mail system.
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| Type this | See that | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| x^2+y_1+z_12^34 | `x^2+y_1+z_12^34` | subscripts as in TeX, but numbers are treated as a unit |
| sin^-1(x) | `sin^-1(x)` | function names are treated as constants |
| d/dxf(x) = lim_(h->0)(f(x+h)-f(x))/h | `d/dxf(x)=lim_(h->0)(f(x+h)-f(x))/h` | complex subscripts are bracketed, displayed under lim |
| f(x) = sum_(n=0)^oo (f^((n))(a))/(n!)(x-a)^n | `f(x)=sum_(n=0)^oo(f^((n))(a))/(n!)(x-a)^n` | f^((n))(a) must be bracketed, else the numerator is only `a` |
| int_0^1f(x)dx | `int_0^1f(x)dx` | subscripts must come before superscripts |
| [[a,b],[c,d]]((n),(k)) | `[[a,b],[c,d]]((n),(k))` | matrices and column vectors are simple to type |
| x/x = {(1,if x!=0),(text{undefined},if x=0):} | `x/x={(1,if x!=0),(text{undefined},if x=0):}` | piecewise defined functions are based on matrix notation |
| a//b | `a//b` | use // for inline fractions |
| (a/b)/(c/d) | `(a/b)/(c/d)` | with brackets, multiple fraction work as expected |
| a/b/c/d | `a/b/c/d` | without brackets the parser chooses this particular expression |
| ((a*b))/c | `((a*b))/c` | only one level of brackets is removed; * gives standard product |
| sqrt sqrt root3x | `sqrt sqrt root3x` | spaces are optional, only serve to split strings that should not match |
| << a,b >> and {:(x,y),(u,v):} | `<< a,b >> and {:(x,y),(u,v):}` | angle brackets and invisible brackets |
| (a,b]={x in RR | a < x <= b} | `(a,b]={x in RR | a < x <= b}` | grouping brackets don't have to match |
| abc-123.45^-1.1 | `abc-123.45^-1.1` | non-tokens are split into single characters, but decimal numbers are parsed with possible sign |
| hat(ab) bar(xy) ulA vec v dotx ddot y | `hat(ab) bar(xy) ulA vec v dotx ddot y` | accents can be used on any expression (work well in IE) |
| bb{AB3}.bbb(AB]. cc(AB).fr{AB}.tt[AB].sf(AB) | `bb{AB3}.bbb(AB].cc(AB).fr{AB}.tt[AB].sf(AB)` | font commands; can use any brackets around argument |
| stackrel"def"= or \stackrel{\Delta}{=}" "("or ":=) | `stackrel"def"= or \stackrel{\Delta}{=}" "("or ":=)` | symbols can be stacked |
| {::}_(\ 92)^238U | `{::}_(\ 92)^238U` | prescripts simulated by subsuperscripts |
Tables courtesy the author of ASCIIMathML: Peter Jipsen, Chapman University.
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