Insert Math Equations in Curriculum Map Fields
This is a feature available to Chalk Gold subscribers and teachers whose schools are subscribed to our paid solutions. You will not have this option if you are a free user.
Including math equations in your lessons can be valuable for comprehension and delivery for STEM-based subjects but can be difficult to include through plain text. This article will show you how to insert math equations and formulas directly into your lessons through our lesson editor.
Note: This support article goes over how to use the math editor in the context of your lesson planning, but if your school is subscribed to our Curriculum option then you will be able to use the editor within your curriculum maps as well.
Insert Math Equations
Open a lesson you want to insert math equations for and click the Insert Math icon on the formatting menu.
When you open the math editor, it defaults to the Graphical Editor option. Here you can use your keyboard inputs to enter simple codes and functions and review a visual demonstration of how they will appear when you insert them into your lessons.
Click the Toggle Virtual Keyboard icon (keyboard) next to the input field to toggle a virtual keyboard that you can use to input various commands.
Click the Use LaTeX Editor button to switch to a LaTeX command input format.
You can also use the LaTeX editor for chemical equations by using the \ce command. For example, \ce{H2O}.
When you are done entering the content, click Insert, and it will be embedded into your lesson as an image.
Once you have inserted a math equation into your lesson, you can click on it to display a menu of available editing options. You can resize the image, change display options, add captions, or edit the equation contents as necessary.
LaTeX Commands
LaTeX is a command system for technical or mathematical typesetting that is used by mathematicians worldwide. Use the LaTeX option in the math editor to embed complex mathematical formulas directly into your lesson plans.
The math editor feature supports over 800 LaTeX commands.
Commonly-used commands include:
Operators
Times (×): \times
Dot (⋅): \cdot
Division (÷): \div
Plus minus (±): \pm
Commands
Fractions: \frac{1}{2}
Nested fractions: \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{2}
Square root (√3): \sqrt[root]{}
Relations
Not equal (≠): \neq
Approximately equal (≈): \approx
Less than or equal (≤): \leq
Greater than or equal (≥): \geq
Much less than (≪): \ll
Much greater than (≫): \gg
Exponents/Indices
Use ^ for superscript. Example: x^2
Use ^{} for exponents with >1 digit. Example: x^{10}
Use _ for subscript. Example: x_0
Use _{} for subscript with >1 digit. Example: x_{10}
Other Symbols
Infinity (∞): \infty
Partial (∂): \partial
Estimator (θ̂): \hat{}
Logic
For all (∀): \forall
Exists (∃): \exists
Or (∨): \lor
And (∧): \land
Xor (⊻): \veebar
Not (¬): \neg
Sets (put an "n" before the command to get the negation)
Proper superset (⊃): \supset
Superset (⊇): \supseteq
Proper Subset (⊂): \subset
Subset (⊆): \subseteq
Member (∈): \in
Empty set (∅): \emptyset
Set of real numbers (ℝ): \mathbb{R}
Set union (belonging to A OR B) (∪): \cup
Set intersection (belonging to A AND B) (∩): \cap
Greek Letters (capitalize the symbol by capitalizing the command)
alpha (α): \alpha
beta (β): \beta
gamma (γ): \gamma
delta (δ): \delta
epsilon (ϵ): \epsilon
zeta (ζ): \zeta
eta (η): \eta
theta (θ): \theta
iota (ι): \iota
kappa (κ): \kappa
lambda (λ): \lambda
mu (μ): \mu
nu (ν): \nu
xi (ξ): \xi
omicron (o): o
pi (π): \pi
rho (ρ): \rho
sigma (σ): \sigma
tau (τ): \tau
upsilon (υ): \upsilon
phi (ϕ): \phi
chi (χ): \chi
psi (ψ): \psi
omega (ω): \omega