Standard Form Using Maths Editor

hmm i spose i could have made the title a little more interesting...anyway i'm using the equation editor thing in microsoft word and was wandering how to incorporate standard form i am currently using a capital E but i don't think thats right...any suggestions?

Reply 1

Mad Vlad

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andy_cole2

hmm i spose i could have made the title a little more interesting...anyway i'm using the equation editor thing in microsoft word and was wandering how to incorporate standard form i am currently using a capital E but i don't think thats right...any suggestions?

Superscript?

Reply 2

andy_cole2

OP

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no the E i need is like a small condensed E its weird i don't know how to describe it. but i don't want to put the x 10 thing in because its messy and part of the mark scheme is about using the best psosible maths symbosl.

Reply 3

Steezy20

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can you not write the e in lower case, highlight it, then go to Format > Font and check small caps. Think that would make it look like a capital E, but only up to half of the height of a line.

*edit*
You would have thought that it would be in the symbols list, but I can't see it. Think it is perfectly alright to use lower case. Calculators use upper case due to their restrictions pixel-wise.

Reply 4

andy_cole2

OP

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oh yeah that could work :biggrin:

thanx

EDit: ok no that could work but it would mean i would have to take everything out of the equation editor as when i copy it into the equation editor it takes away the font changes.

any ideas that include hte use of the equation editor ...

Reply 5

pghstochaj

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For the record, at least in engineering and scientific writing, you should avoid the use of the E notation and always use x 10^x where x is a multiplication sign (not the letter x like i have done) and ^x is superscript.

Reply 6

Steezy20

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pghstochaj

For the record, at least in engineering and scientific writing, you should avoid the use of the E notation and always use x 10^x where x is a multiplication sign (not the letter x like i have done) and ^x is superscript.

Well there you have it.

I miss A-level maths so very much :rolleyes:

Reply 7

pghstochaj

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That's degree level writing, at A level I don't think they cared for me and would be happy with anything!

Also to be noted is the use of a minus sign rather than the - (hyphen) if you want to be correct. Found within symbols.

We live in a pedantic world! However, the sooner you get into such habits the better, I think.

Reply 8

andy_cole2

OP

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oh right thanx its for IB but meh must be the same il take the 10^x then :biggrin:

thankyou for the reassurance, and yeah @ pgh,... erm i agree so pedantic stupid little things taht have to be just so grrr.

Reply 9

pghstochaj

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Especially when using excel!

Reply 10

andy_cole2

OP

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what do you use as a multiplication sign in posh language? i mean using the maths editor in word but yeah whats multipliy :biggrin:

thanx

Reply 11

Illusionary

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andy_cole2

what do you use as a multiplication sign in posh language? i mean using the maths editor in word but yeah whats multipliy :biggrin:

thanx

The proper multiplication sign (rather than the letter 'x') can be found from the Character Map (Start -> Run -> charmap). It's in the 8th row, 10th column. Is that what you meant?

Reply 12

andy_cole2

OP

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lol il go look thanx :biggrin:

i'm thinking its a small dot or something isn't it?

Reply 13

Illusionary

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Actually, that's the multiplication cross, ×
The multiplication dot is further above that in charmap - 6th row, 3rd from the right. Looks like this: ·

For comparison:
[INDENT]x × ·[/INDENT]
That's the letter, the cross, and the dot

Reply 14

andy_cole2

OP

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so its a floating dot? thanx :biggrin:

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