Microsoft Equation Editor

Have you ever had trouble writing an equation on a word document or on the computer in general? If you do end up getting the equation in there does it look like something that an abstract artist would paint? Do you get so frustrated that you just give up and write the equation in by hand or even scrap the whole idea? Microsoft has come with a program to end all of our misery, Microsoft Equation Editior.

MS Equation Editor allows you to create a variety of equations that are appear the way that it should be written. It can be found in MS Word 2007 right on the ribbon. Under the Insert tab there is an equation button on the right under the symbols section.

If you click on the Equation button you get the Equation tools that will help you edit or create your equation.

This window gives you the ability to creator your own equation and provides you with any math symbols you might need. There are fractions, subscripts, infinity symbols, and even the three dot triangle that represents therefore.

Another tool that is avaible from MS Equation Editor are the built in equations. That include some common equations like the area of a circle and even some slightly advanced equations like the Binomial Theorem. These pre-made equations are good to use when you are doing a certain section in a math class on one of these equations. In that lesson it is probable that the eqaution will come up multiple different times with different values and it makes things a lot easier when the general format of the equation is already then you can simply put values in the equation or have the equation for the students to see it.

Another application for the class would be to have the students make up their own equations for a game that the whole class will play. To ensure that the equations are easy to read and understand the students can use equation editor to create their equations. This allows the students an oppurtunity to build up their technology base but also to have them interact with the math instead of just doing what the teacher does.

Overall, MS Equation Editor is a great tool to have in the math classroom. It allows the ease of worksheets and the professionalism of equations.