So you are, in fact, a rocket scientist, and you need to write a technical paper, one with a lot of mathematical equations in it. You might get by with the meager extension called Equation Editor that is part of some software (MS Word and others), or you could go right to the source that created Equation Editor and get MathType 3.1. For a one-disk program, MathType is a robust and "intelligent" little app. Enter equations in lowercase text without spaces, and it formats them to the American Mathematical Society's standards on the fly. Formulas can be imported into most documents (word processing, graphics) using the import command or cut-and-paste. Once the formula is in the file, just click to edit.
With MS Word 5.0 and higher, you can add MathType to the menu for even easier importing. Equations for printout are typeset-quality, object-oriented graphics.
But here's the coolest part: using MathType made me feel like a rocket scientist. I typed a few numbers, selected icons as per the tutorial, looked up, and there was a beautiful formula in a scientific standard.
MathType 3.1 for Mac and Windows : US$199. Design Science Inc.: +1 (310) 433 0685.
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