Working with Math Content

Source MathJax vs QuickLatex https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/what-is-the-difference-between-mathjax-and-quicklatex/

QuickLatex Plugin allows you to render LaTeX as SVG images

MathJax is a JavaScript display engine that turns math markup written in LaTeX, MathML, or AsciiMath into high-resolution, accessible equations

The reason for the "[latexpage]" is that BCcampus OpenStax imports use the plugin WP-QuickLaTeX to render LaTeX, and "[latexpage]" is necessary to put at the beginning of a page in Pressbooks in order to alert the plugin to the fact that there is LaTeX on the page that should be rendered.
If you are using MathJax to render LaTeX, then "[latexpage]" is not necessary. But if you are drawing on BCcampus OpenStax imports written using QuickLaTeX, be aware that not all of the code may be compatible with MathJax.
Open Stax to Pressbooks https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-c/

Mathematical Notation
https://guide.pressbooks.com/chapter/add-mathematical-notation/
Pressbooks has a native MathJax integration which makes the math accessible.

 

Copy from Pressbooks Import which had QuickLatex enabled https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/jkdcintermediatealgebracloned/
It works if we enable QuickLatex but it is slow to respond. MathJax is the preferred method now. If we turn off the QuickLatex plugin the math no longer works for some reason.

Importing the Word document does not work.
Copy and pasting from Word Does not work
Importing from URL – math works, but the formatting is terrible. Pictures are not importing either
Copying from the website – the images and math load properly but the formatting is terrible.

 

Math in H5P

Download the Math Display Library and add to H5P
Mathematical expressions in H5Ps | H5P

 

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