iosMath

What is iosMath?

iosMath is a library for displaying beautifully rendered math equations in iOS and MacOS applications. It typesets formulae written using the LaTeX in a UILabel equivalent class. It uses the same typesetting rules as LaTeX and so the equations are rendered exactly as LaTeX would render them.

It is similar to MathJax or KaTeX for the web but for native iOS or MacOS applications without having to use a UIWebView and Javascript. More importantly, it is significantly faster than using a UIWebView.

This is a list of formula types that the library currently supports:

• Simple algebraic equations
• Fractions and continued fractions
• Exponents and subscripts
• Trigonometric formulae
• Square roots and n-th roots
• Calculus symbos – limits, derivatives, integrals
• Big operators (e.g. product, sum)
• Big delimiters (using \left and \right)
• Greek alphabet
• Combinatorics (\binom, \choose etc.)
• Geometry symbols (e.g. angle, congruence etc.)
• Ratios, proportions, percents
• Math spacing
• Overline and underline
• Math accents
• Matrices
• Equation alignment
• Change bold, roman, caligraphic and other font styles (\bf, \text, etc.)
• Most commonly used math symbols
• Colors

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