A Pen-Based Tool for Visualizing Vector Mathematics
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2010
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The Eurographics Association
Abstract
We present VectorPad, a novel, pen-based application for three-dimensional vector mathematics visualization. VectorPad allows users to define vectors and perform mathematical operations on them through the recognition of handwritten mathematics. The user interface consists of a sketching area, where the user can write vector definitions and operations such as addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, and cross product, and a 3D graph for visualization. Vectors are visualized dynamically on the graph, which can be manipulated by the user. We also performed a short, informal user study evaluating the user interface and visualizations of VectorPad. Results from the study show that visualizations were generally well liked but the application needs to provide a more comprehensive set of visualization tools as well as refinement to some of the animations.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:SBM/SBM10/103-110,
booktitle = {Eurographics Workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling},
editor = {Marc Alexa and Ellen Yi-Luen Do},
title = {{A Pen-Based Tool for Visualizing Vector Mathematics}},
author = {Bott, Jared N. and Jr., Joseph J. LaViola},
year = {2010},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {1812-3503},
ISBN = {978-3-905674-25-5},
DOI = {10.2312/SBM/SBM10/103-110}
}