Mathematical Display
Some calculators allow the entering of equations in a way which things like fractions, surds and integrals are displayed in the way they would normally be written.
Casio used to call this Natural Display or Natural textbook display, but now uses Natural-VPAM. SHARP calls this WriteView on its scientific calculators and on its graphing calculators it just uses the term Equation Editor. HP calls this Equation Writer. Mathematica calls this Semantic-Faithful Typesetting. Mathcad calls this standard math notation. Maple has a Math Equation Editor but does not have a special name for this input method. Texas Instruments calls this Math Print.
| Formula | Key strokes | Key stroke count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 + 2 × 3 ↵ Enter | 6 | |
| SIN 3 0 → × COS 3 0 ↵ Enter
SIN ( 3 0 ) × COS ( 3 0 ) ↵ Enter |
9
12 |
|
| 5 - 3 ↵ Enter | 4 | |
| 1 5 + 1 0 + 1 0 + 1 0 ↵ Enter | 12 |
For the second example, two options are given depending on if the calculators will automatically insert needed parentheses or not. Machines equipped with an alphanumeric display will display SIN(30)×COS(30) before pressing ↵ Enter.
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