Chapter 36. Mathematically Speaking with MathML

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If you've ever tried to author a document containing mathematical equations, you have some understanding of the challenges inherent in graphically representing such complex concepts. As an engineering student, I was usually forced to leave blank spaces in documents so I could write in the equations by hand after printing the documents. Of course, modern word processors such as Microsoft Word now include sophisticated equation editors to simplify representing mathematical equations in print documents. However, there has been no real standard for representing mathematical information in a broad sense. Until ...

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