| Hints, tips, and help for writing mathematics well |
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Writing well is an important component of doing mathematics well. Mathematicians actually spend a great deal of time writing. Many people—including engineers, financiers, journalists and scientists—have to be able to communicate mathematical ideas in the workplace. In school, being able to write mathematics well will help you learn the mathematics better and help you to better comprehend the ideas you are encountering.
Below are documents and links to resources on the Internet to help you improve your mathematical writing skills. Note that many of the documents listed below are in Acrobat format. You can download Acrobat Reader free from Adobe.
A very short introduction to LaTeX which can help you get started right away.
A LaTeX guide for beginners. This is the first chapter of a very extensive LaTeX book.
Another LaTeX guide for beginners. This introduction is more comprehensive than Writing Mathematics with LaTeX.
Some documentation on using the additional commands contained within LaTeX packages distributed by the American Mathematical Society.
sample2e.tex
A sample LaTeX input file.
longtemp.tex
A long template. This file contains many examples and much commentary.
shrttemp.tex
A short template. You can adapt this file for writing homework assignments using LaTeX.
setspace.sty
Include this file in the same folder as your source file to make use of the
\doublespacing command.
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