me_punctured
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Before I run off to my calculus morning on this fine morning, I wanted to ask you a question about math signs. This is my first time I've taken math WITH a 'terp, even though in the past, I passed college-level math without the aid of one, much less a real-time captioner or a notetaker. While I am doubtful about how a 'terp can greatly facilitate my (re)learning calculus, I still want to make the best out of it.
Do you guys have signs for the following words/concepts:
equation
expression (as in a polynominal expression)
algorithm (once a 'terp signed this, it looked like a derivation from the sign for algebra, except the hands ended in flapping the Ls)
derivative
function (as in the notion of a function)
limit (as in the concept of limit of a function)
And anything else you know would come in handy too!
Do you guys have signs for the following words/concepts:
equation
expression (as in a polynominal expression)
algorithm (once a 'terp signed this, it looked like a derivation from the sign for algebra, except the hands ended in flapping the Ls)
derivative
function (as in the notion of a function)
limit (as in the concept of limit of a function)
And anything else you know would come in handy too!
Still, those signs are definitely not standard. For "pi" I rarely fingerspell it but generally use a sign that looks like the Texas Longhorns sign upside down to represent the Greek letter. There's also a two-handed version that someone showed me but I don't remember how it's signed. I find the less fingerspelling in math, the better, since you're often dealing with variables so it can get confusing to have lots of extra letters thrown in. Luckily it's usually all written on the board too!