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typing math symbols and exponents in RISE quiz option?? How do you do this?
Hello everyone, 🎉
I’m happy to let you know we released a new update for Rise 360. This update adds the following feature:
- Build math equations using LaTeX syntax and revise them by adding color and alt text.
There’s nothing to install for web apps. New features and fixes are immediately available, though you might need to publish your Rise 360 course again.
Let me know if you have any questions about this update or the new feature.
Thanks Michelle for sharing that insight here. I hadn't heard of LaTex before this discussion, but science and math were never my area! I took a quick look at their website and I'm curious how you use this in other applications? Can it be installed as a part of tools like Powerpoint? Is it a browser based add-on?
I'd love to get a bit more insight on how you're using it today with other tools to pass that along to my Product team!
Hi Ashley, just to add to Michelle's comments.
LaTeX is a method for writing math equations.
Some applications directly support LaTex, others require an add-on or extension. For instance I believe MS Word 365 now supports LaTex in the equation editor.
For displaying math on the web, LaTex is not directly supported by web browsers. MathML is another method of writing equations, but it is only supported by Firefox (and maybe Safari?)
Both LaTex and MathML are fully supported by "MathJax". MathJax is a Javascript library that processes the formulas and replaces them with elegant HTML/CSS. Mathjax is not the only parser available, but it is a standard one that is used.
