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Tea. & Lea. III/III: Teaching and Learning (mixed general topics)
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Using GeoGebra software to typeset mathematical text

Václav Šimandl

Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic

We often have to typeset mathematical text accompanied by visual images when producing materials to support distance learning. Choosing how the necessary images are to be created is an important decision to be made. One possible method is the use of dynamic geometry software. This article will deal with the possibilities of exporting images from GeoGebra software and their subsequent import to the LaTeX typesetting environment and WYSIWYG text editors. Although GeoGebra enables convenient creation of dynamic geometry figures and offers a range of tools for viewing images on the computer monitor, there are limited possibilities for exporting completed figures in the form of images. It is particularly problematic to achieve the uniform appearance of images created with various graphics zoom options. However, one of the basic requirements is that line thickness and font size of text labels among images should be uniform in a particular publication. After examining images created by exporting figures with various settings, we have proposed and tested a procedure that secures a uniform format for images exported from GeoGebra. We have gone on to propose and program an improvement to the module securing the export of figures from GeoGebra software. This modification enables convenient creation of images with the required uniform appearance.
Šimandl-CADGME2014-120_a.pdf
Šimandl-CADGME2014-120_b.zip