Further your knowledge of braille by learning the basic symbols of the Nemeth Code, which is used in math and science. For braille readers, competence in the Nemeth Code contributes greatly to their chances for success in math and science. After completing this course, students will be able to use the Nemeth Code for basic arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
Prerequisites: Strong contracted braille reading and writing skills. Basic math skills, including experience with long division, fractions and decimals, and elementary algebra and geometry concepts.
Course: NEM-101, Media: Braille, Lessons: 10
The Essentials of the Nemeth Code
Course ID: NEM-101
Audience
Adult Continuing Education and High School Programs
Course Description
Strong math skills lead to greater opportunities in education and employment, as well as provide a sense of personal fulfillment. The Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation allows people to read and write technical materials in braille. Competence in the Nemeth Code greatly increases the chances for success in technical fields involving math and science. This course provides the symbols, rules, and formatting needed for reading a math or science textbook and using the Nemeth Code for completing homework or other calculations. After having learned the basics, students can then learn the symbols used in more advanced mathematics.
Media
Braille
Organization
10 lessons; ten assignments are submitted to the instructor.
Credit
1/2 high school credit or CEU.
Prerequisite
Strong contracted braille reading and writing skills; basic math skills
Grading
Letter grades
Objectives and Content
After completing Lesson 1, the student will be able to use:
a. numerals and the numeric indicator
b. the punctuation indicator
c. the mathematical comma
d. Roman numerals
b. the decimal point and monetary symbols, and the percent and degree signs
After completing Lesson 2, the student will be able to use:
a. signs of operation in linear display
b. signs of grouping
After completing Lesson 3, the student will be able to:
a. use signs of comparison
b. read spatial displays and restate them linearly
After completing Lesson 4, the student will be able to read:
a. the carried number indicator and carried numbers
b. multiplication problems with partial products
c. long division problems
After completing Lesson 5, the student will be able to use the Nemeth Code to read and braille the following types of fractions linearly:
a. simple fractions
b. mixed numbers
c. complex fractions
After completing Lesson 6, the student will be able to:
a. use English letters and the Greek letter pi as mathematical symbols
b. indicate superscript, subscript, and baseline levels
After completing Lesson 7, the student will be able to:
a. read omission symbols
b. read and braille symbols for shapes
After completing Lesson 8, the student will be able to:
a. read and braille spatially presented fractions
b. arrange fractions spatially for addition and subtraction
After completing Lesson 9, the student will be able to read the cancellation indicators for
a. regrouping (borrowing) in subtraction
b. simplifying fractions
After completing Lesson 10, the student will be able to use
a. modifiers
b. radicals
c. set notation
An appendix provides additional explanations and examples of Nemeth Code symbols. It includes symbols for geometry as well as symbols and abbreviations for measurement.
Course Details
