Quebec Braille Math Code
Table of Contents
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS VOLUME
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DEFINITIONS
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INTRODUCTION
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FIRST PART: MATHEMATICS
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GENERAL RULES
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A. MATHEMATICAL MODIFIER AND CODE CHANGE INDICATOR
... 11
B. TREATMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL OR SCIENTIFIC EXPRESSION
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C. UPPER CASES IN MATHEMATICAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS
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D. CUTTING FROM A MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION
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E. SPACING IN A MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION
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F. PUNCTUATION
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G. USE OF ABSTRACT IN A MATHEMATICAL WORK
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H. OMISSION
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1. NUMBERS AND NUMBERS
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2. TYPES OF LETTERS
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LETTERS SCRIPTS
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LETTERS OF THE ASSEMBLY RATING
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GREEK LETTERS
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HEBRAIC LETTERS
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3. EMPHASIS
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4. BLOCKS
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5. SIGNS OF OPERATION
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6. SIGNS OF EQUALITY, INEQUALITY, COMPARISON
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7. PARENTHESES, ACCOLADES, HOOKS, VERTICAL BARS
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8. DETERMINANTS AND MATRIXES
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9. INDICES, EXHIBITORS, ELEMENTS BELOW, ELEMENTS ABOVE
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10. FRACTIONS
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11. RADICALS
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12. INTEGRAL, LOGARITHMS, SYSTEMS AND FUNCTIONS
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INTEGRAL
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LOGARITHMS
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SYSTEMS
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FUNCTIONS
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13. NOTATION TOGETHER
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14. DIVERSE SYMBOLS
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15. FORMS
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16. ARROWS
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17. SPATIAL LAYOUT, TABLE OF VARIATION, MATRIXES
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GENERAL RULES
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ADDITION, SUBTRACTION AND MULTIPLICATION
... 93
RETENUES
... 99
DIVISION
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CANCELLATION
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OMISSION
... 105
DETERMINANTS AND MATRIXES
... 106
EQUATION SYSTEM
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DIGITAL RIGHT
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TREE OF FACTORS
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DIAGRAM WITH RODS AND SHEETS
... 118
18. TRIGONOMETRY
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19. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
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RATING OF MEASURING UNITS
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(a) Multiple and sub-multiple decimals
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(b) Length
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(c) Area or area
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(d) Agrarian measures
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(e) Volume
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(f) Capacity
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(g) Mass
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(h) Coins
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(i) Calorimetry
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(j) Work, energy
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(k) Power
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(l) Strength
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(m) Pressure
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(n) Electricity, magnetism
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(o) Optics
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(p) Radioactivity
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(q) Angle and arc
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(r) Time, frequency
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(s) Acoustics
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(t) Temperature
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20. LAYOUT
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SECOND PART: CHEMISTRY
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21. FORMULATIONS AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS
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1) ATOM
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2) SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE ATOM
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3) MOLECULAR WRITING
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4) IONIC WRITING
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5) LEWIS NOTATION
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22. LIAISONS
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23. USE OF GREEK LETTERS IN CHEMISTRY
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24. ARROWS USED IN CHEMISTRY
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ARROWS IN SPACE DISPOSITION
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25. DIVERSE SYMBOLS
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26. USE OF RELIEF
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27. SUMMARY TABLE OF SYMBOLS USED IN MATHEMATICS
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28. SUMMARY TABLE OF SYMBOLS USED IN CHEMISTRY
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29. TABLE OF SYMBOLS IN BRAILLE
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30. LIST OF BRAILLE SYMBOLS AVAILABLE
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