Project Reading 6

MathPaper: Mathematical Sketching with Fluid Support for Interactive Computation

Citation:

Zeleznik, R., Miller, T., Li, C., and Laviola Jr, J. J. Mathpaper: Mathematical sketching with fluid support for interactive computation. In Smart Graphics, Springer (2008), 20–32.

Summary:

This paper presents a framework called MathPaper. It represents a system for fluid pen-based entry and editing of mathematics which also has the support for interactive computation. 

Writing on MathPaper interface is just like writing on a paper, in which multiple mathematical expressions and even algorithms can be entered anywhere on the page. It also talks about modification of Mathematical expressions using simple deletion and dragging gestures along with real-time recognition and computation feedback. 

MathPaper also supports extended notations and gestures for controlling computational assistance, simplifying input, and entering algorithms, making MathPaper a user-friendly system for mathematical sketching and computation.

Discussion:

This paper also presents the idea of writing mathematical equations on paper and not on the computer, which is the idea we are trying to work on in our term project. It also talks about modification of mathematical expression modification which we are also performing in our project.