WebAssign's mathPad and calcPad tools let your students quickly enter the standard mathematical notation that is displayed in their textbook.
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The difference between mathPad and calcPad is that calcPad provides tools for entering the kinds of mathematical notation that are needed in pre-calculus and later math classes but which might be confusing to students taking developmental math, algebra, and basic trigonometry courses.