A step by step solver for math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCrargw1rrM
Requirements
Mathsteps requires Node version > 6.0.0
Usage
To install mathsteps using npm:
const mathsteps = require('mathsteps'); const steps = mathsteps.simplifyExpression('2x + 2x + x + x'); steps.forEach(step => { console.log("before change: " + step.oldNode.toString()); // before change: 2 x + 2 x + x + x console.log("change: " + step.changeType); // change: ADD_POLYNOMIAL_TERMS console.log("after change: " + step.newNode.toString()); // after change: 6 x console.log("# of substeps: " + step.substeps.length); // # of substeps: 3 });
To solve an equation:
const steps = mathsteps.solveEquation('2x + 3x = 35'); steps.forEach(step => { console.log("before change: " + step.oldEquation.ascii()); // e.g. before change: 2x + 3x = 35 console.log("change: " + step.changeType); // e.g. change: SIMPLIFY_LEFT_SIDE console.log("after change: " + step.newEquation.ascii()); // e.g. after change: 5x = 35 console.log("# of substeps: " + step.substeps.length); // e.g. # of substeps: 2 });
(if you're using mathsteps v0.1.6 or lower, use .print() instead of .ascii())
To see all the change types:
const changes = mathsteps.ChangeTypes;
Contributing
Hi! If you're interested in working on this, that would be super awesome! Learn more here: CONTRIBUTING.md.
Build
First clone the project from github:
git clone https://github.com/google/mathsteps.git
cd mathsteps
Install the project dependencies:
Test
To execute tests for the library, install the project dependencies once:
Then, the tests can be executed: