WebAssign: mathPad Notation

Notation	Keyboard	Button Group	Button
Decimal numbers	`0123456789.`
Fractions	`/`	Operations	$fraction button$
Variables	Type variables exactly as specified in the question. Variable names are displayed in italics. Variables are case-sensitive. You can't substitute `x` for `X`.
Addition	`+`	Operations
Subtraction	`-`	Operations
Multiplication	`*`	Operations
Division	Type `/` to enter a fraction or use the keyboard shortcut for your operating system: Windows®: alt + 0247 macOS™/OS X®: option + /	Operations
Parentheses	`(` The closing parenthesis is added automatically.	Sets
Set delimiters (braces)	`{` The closing brace is added automatically.	Sets
Closed interval (brackets)	`[a,b` The closing bracket is added automatically.	Sets
Open interval (parentheses)	`(a,b` The closing parenthesis is added automatically.	Sets
Half-closed interval (half-open interval)	`[a,b)` You can substitute `(` or `]` as needed.	Sets	or
Empty set	`empty`	Sets
Union	`union`	Sets
Intersection	`intersect`	Sets
Square root	`sqrt`	Operations
Exponent	`^`	Operations
Factorial	`n!`
Base or subscript	`n_b`	Functions
Exponent and subscript of a variable	`n_b`→`^x`	Functions
`n`th root		Functions
Absolute value	`\|` The closing vertical bar is added automatically. You can't paste the vertical bar (\|) in mathPad.	Functions
Exponential function	`e^`	Functions
Natural logarithm	`ln`	Functions
Power of 10	`10^`	Functions
Logarithm (base 10)	`log`	Functions
General Log	`log`←`_base`→`operand`	Functions
pi	`pi`	Symbols
theta	`theta`	Symbols
Infinity	`infinity`	Symbols
Undefined	`UNDEFINED`	Symbols
Imaginary unit	`i` Typing `i` displays the `i` without bolding, but grades correctly.	Symbols
Degrees		Symbols
Equal	`=`	Relations
Greater than	`>`	Relations
Greater than or equal to	`>=`	Relations
Less than	`<`	Relations
Less than or equal to	`<=`	Relations
No solution	`NOSOLUTION`	Relations
Sine	`sin`	Trig
Cosine	`cos`	Trig
Tangent	`tan`	Trig
Cosecant	`csc`	Trig
Secant	`sec`	Trig
Cotangent	`cot`	Trig
Inverse sine (arcsine)	`arcsin` or `sin`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Inverse cosine (arccosine)	`arccos` or `cos`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Inverse tangent (arctangent)	`arctan` or `tan`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Inverse cosecant (arccosecant)	`arccsc` or `csc`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Inverse secant (arcsecant)	`arcsec` or `sec`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Inverse cotangent (arccotangent)	`arccot` or `cot`←`^-1`→→	Trig
Lowercase Greek letter	Name of the letter in lowercase, for example, alpha, beta, gamma.	Greek
Uppercase Greek letter	Capitalized name of the letter, for example, Alpha, Beta, Gamma.	Greek

Decimal numbers

0123456789.

Fractions

/

Operations

$fraction button$

Variables

Type variables exactly as specified in the question.

Variable names are displayed in italics.

Variables are case-sensitive. You can't substitute x for X.

Addition

+

Operations

plus button

Subtraction

-

Operations

minus button

Multiplication

*

Operations

times button

Division

Type / to enter a fraction or use the keyboard shortcut for your operating system:

Windows®: alt + 0247
macOS™/OS X®: option + /

Operations

division button

Parentheses

(

The closing parenthesis is added automatically.

Sets

parentheses button

Set delimiters (braces)

{

The closing brace is added automatically.

Sets

braces button

Closed interval (brackets)

[a,b

The closing bracket is added automatically.

Sets

brackets button

Open interval (parentheses)

(a,b

The closing parenthesis is added automatically.

Sets

parentheses button

Half-closed interval (half-open interval)

[a,b)

You can substitute ( or ] as needed.

Sets

half-closed interval button 1 or half-closed interval button 2

Empty set

empty

Sets

empty set button

Union

union

Sets

union button

Intersection

intersect

Sets

intersection button

Square root

sqrt

Operations

square root button

Exponent

^

Operations

exponent button

Factorial

n!

Base or subscript

n_b

Functions

subscript button

Exponent and subscript of a variable

n_b→^x

Functions

exponent and subscript button

nth root

Functions

nth root button

Absolute value

|

The closing vertical bar is added automatically.

You can't paste the vertical bar (|) in mathPad.

Functions

absolute value button

Exponential function

e^

Functions

Euler's number to a power button

Natural logarithm

ln

Functions

natural log button

Power of 10

10^

Functions

10 to a power button

Logarithm (base 10)

log

Functions

base 10 log button

General Log

log←_base→operand

Functions

base n log button

pi

pi

Symbols

pi button

theta

theta

Symbols

lowercase theta button

Infinity

infinity

Symbols

infinity button

Undefined

UNDEFINED

Symbols

UNDEF button

Imaginary unit

i

Typing i displays the i without bolding, but grades correctly.

Symbols

imaginary unit button

Degrees

Symbols

Degree button

Equal

=

Relations

equals button

Greater than

>

Relations

greater than button

Greater than or equal to

>=

Relations

greater than or equal to button

Less than

<

Relations

less than button

Less than or equal to

<=

Relations

less than or equal to button

No solution

NOSOLUTION

Relations

NO SOL button

Sine

sin

Trig

Sine button

Cosine

cos

Trig

Cosine button

Tangent

tan

Trig

Tangent button

Cosecant

csc

Trig

Cosecant button

Secant

sec

Trig

Secant button

Cotangent

cot

Trig

Cotangent button

Inverse sine
(arcsine)

arcsin
or sin←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Sine button

Inverse cosine
(arccosine)

arccos
or cos←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Cosine button

Inverse tangent
(arctangent)

arctan
or tan←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Tangent button

Inverse cosecant
(arccosecant)

arccsc
or csc←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Cosecant button

Inverse secant
(arcsecant)

arcsec
or sec←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Secant button

Inverse cotangent
(arccotangent)

arccot
or cot←^-1→→

Trig

Inverse Cotangent button

Lowercase Greek letter

Name of the letter in lowercase, for example, alpha, beta, gamma.

Greek

Uppercase Greek letter

Capitalized name of the letter, for example, Alpha, Beta, Gamma.

Greek