Build Your Equations Easily

Designed for math symbols and expressions 

Many of our Business School units require teachers and students to build math equations on their computers. Simply use Microsoft Word equations is quite time-consuming and inconvenient. Word always works better with normal letters and number, but when it comes to the special symbols and equations, extra help is definitely needed. This month we have looked into a software programme EquatIO which is known as g(Math) previously. It is specially designed for math symbols and expressions. The software makes it easier than ever to write with math and science symbols in Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, and so on.

EquatIO

Equatio easily creates mathematical equations, formulas, and quizzes in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms on mobiles, tablets, Mac, PC, or Chromebooks. It requires intuitively type or handwrite but does not require learning any coding.

You can type or handwrite virtually any mathematical expression directly on your keyboard or touchscreen. Therefore it is easy for teachers and students to use.

The software can recognise the mathematical abbreviations. For example, when you type ‘sq’, it knows that you mean ‘square root’. It is also able to do voice recognisation. It is smart enough to ignore ‘umms’, ‘errs’ and other unwanted non-math words.

The following video is a demo of the EquatIO software.

What is good?

What is so good about it? Let's count:

1. Speech to text:

   2.  Handwriting recognition so that you can draw the math expressions

    3. You can write on your mobile phone or iPad while synchronising to the computer:

   4. Copy and paste LaTex to generate your equations:

   5. Draw the graphics easily with your equations:

What is not so good?

The programme works quite well with Google Doc and Form. But you cannot integrate the software into Word. Even though it has a Windows version and a Mac version, but we are not able to make it work on our PC. We would still suggest you use it with your Google Chrome browser to edit your Google Docs and Forms.

What's in it for us?

With EquatIO, we can easily create mathematical equations, formulas, graphics, and quizzes. LaTex, speech, typing, or handwriting, you name it. And the full version is free to teachers. It is well integrated with Google Doc. Therefore, you can create equations in the Google Doc and convert that into Word later if you prefer that way. However, you will have to use Chrome browser to use the extension software.

If you are interested, give it a try. Keep following our TaLT communications. We will introduce more useful and interesting tools in the future.