# ASCIIMath Reference

This document is a symbol reference for the ASCIIMath language.

For a more tutorial-style approach, try this site.

Basic Operations | Relations | Calculus | Symbols
--- | --- | --- | ---
Type | See
--- | ---
+ | `+`
- | `-`
+- | `+-`
* | `*`
** | `**`
-: | `-:`
1/2 | `1/2`
1//2 | `1//2`
xx | `xx`
3^4 | `3^4`
f@g | `f@g`
sqrt(5) | `sqrt(5)`
root(3)(5) | `root(3)(5)`
sin^-1(x) | `sin^-1(x)`
Type | See
--- | ---
!= | `!=`
< or lt | `lt`
> or gt | `gt`
<= or leq | `leq`
>= or geq | `geq`
in | `in`
-= | `-=`
~= | `~=`
~~ | `~~`
rarr | `rarr`
-> | `->`
=> | `=>`
iff | `iff`
Type | See
--- | ---
int | `int`
int_3^5 | `int_3^5`
sum | `sum`
sum_(i=0)^oo | `sum_(i=0)^oo`
lim_(x->2^+) | `lim_(x->2^+)`
oint | `oint`
del | `del`
grad | `grad`
oo | `oo`
Type | See
--- | ---
4^@ | `4^@`
O/ | `O/`
/_ | `/_`
RR | `RR`
bb A | `bb A`
bbb A | `bbb A`
hat x | `hat x`
bar x | `bar x`
vec x | `vec x`
dot x | `dot x`
(: 4,2 :) | `(: 4,2 :)`
[(1,2),(3,4)] | `[(1,2),(3,4)]`
{(x,x lt 1), (2,x ge 1):} | `{(x,x lt 1),(2,x ge 1) :}`
Greek letters: alpha `alpha` beta `beta` chi `chi` delta `delta` Delta `Delta` epsilon `epsilon` varepsilon `varepsilon` eta `eta` gamma `gamma` Gamma `Gamma` iota `iota` kappa `kappa` lambda `lambda` Lambda `Lambda` mu `mu` nu `nu` omega `omega` Omega `Omega` phi `phi` varphi `varphi` Phi `Phi` pi `pi` Pi `Pi` psi `psi` Psi `Psi` rho `rho` sigma `sigma` Sigma `Sigma` tau `tau` theta `theta` vartheta `vartheta` Theta `Theta` upsilon `upsilon` xi `xi` Xi `Xi` zeta `zeta`

For more examples and full syntax details, please visit ASCIIMath's website. ASCIIMathML was developed by Peter Jipsen, Chapman University.

© 2006 David Lippman
This guide was written with development grant support from the WA State Distance Learning Council