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Math in Motion

by Alexandra Cheng & Oskar Garcia

Early demo – Summer 2019

Math in Motion (MiM) is a modern interface for working with math on the web. It has a short learning curve and makes it easier to input, edit, and display math on the screen. Since it’s built with core web technologies, it can be used by anyone with a browser.

Github repository: https://github.com/math-in-motion/early-demo

Try it out for yourself at: https://math-in-motion.github.io/early-demo/

Your feedback is golden! Let us know what you think of the project: Feedback form

Core features

  • Easily type and edit complex math expressions in real time
  • Display the sequence of steps taken to solve math problems
  • Copy/Paste functionality similar to regular text
  • Easily jump from math mode to regular text mode
  • Shortcuts for superscript and subscript
  • Basic syntax highlighting for common math symbols

Technologies and libraries used

Potential features

  • Keyboard shortcuts for navigating and editing complex mathematical expressions
  • Exporting to multiple formats like PDF and JSON
  • Context-aware syntax highlighting
  • Semantic search
  • Autocomplete for common formulas and expressions
  • Undo functionality
  • Toolstips
  • Display animations and slideshows
  • Implementing a database for storing multiple MiM projects
  • API for integrating MiM projects with p5.js sketches

Acknowledgements

This project was made possible by Google Summer of Code 2019 and the Processing Foundation. We're extremely thankful for the support of our incredible mentors Ellen Nickles and Gregory Benedis-Grab. Without their insights, this project wouldn't have been a success.