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- Teaches undergraduate students to learn and improve their mathematical writing skills
- Contains many exercises and solutions for self-learners
- Tried and tested for many years on courses at Queen Mary, University London
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series (SUMS)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book teaches the art of writing mathematics, an essential -and difficult- skill for any mathematics student.
The book begins with an informal introduction on basic writing principles and a review of the essential dictionary for mathematics. Writing techniques are developed gradually, from the small to the large: words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, to end with short compositions. These may represent the introduction of a concept, the abstract of a presentation or the proof of a theorem. Along the way the student will learn how to establish a coherent notation, mix words and symbols effectively, write neat formulae, and structure a definition.
Some elements of logic and all common methods of proofs are featured, including various versions of induction and existence proofs. The book concludes with advice on specific aspects of thesis writing (choosing of a title, composing an abstract, compiling a bibliography) illustrated by large number of real-life examples. Many exercises are included; over 150 of them have complete solutions, to facilitate self-study.
Mathematical Writing will be of interest to all mathematics students who want to raise the quality of their coursework, reports, exams, and dissertations.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Franco Vivaldi
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematical Writing
Authors: Franco Vivaldi
Series Title: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6527-9
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6526-2Published: 18 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-6527-9Published: 04 November 2014
Series ISSN: 1615-2085
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4144
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 204
Number of Illustrations: 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics, general