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\section*{Notes About Mathematics Writing, Part I}

Some items below were taken shamelessly from 
``A Primer of Mathematical Writing'', by Steven G. Krantz.


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\item You may use either: 

\verb+\documentclass{article}+ or
\verb+\documentclass{amsart}+, 

whichever you find more attractive (it is easy to 
change from one to the other).
\item I'm not looking for humor or brilliant exposition- I'm looking for
a solid, logical argument with supporting facts.  
Your report should take the reader through an exploration with a beginning,
a middle, and an end.  
\item Never begin a sentence with a symbol.  For example,
\begin{center}
{\bf BAD:}  $x$ was chosen ...  $\quad$ {\bf GOOD:}
The variable $x$ was chosen ...
\end{center}
\item Function names should have normal text rather than italics:
\begin{center}
{\bf BAD:}  $sin(x)$  $\quad$ {\bf GOOD:} $\sin(x)$ (in Latex: \verb+\sin(x)+)
\end{center}
The exception of course are function names that are not specific names, like $f(x)$.
\item Highlight important expressions by putting them on
their own line (with \verb+$$+ or \verb+\begin{equation}+)
\item Equations that are not referenced in the text should probably not have numbers
(that is, don't use \verb+\begin{equation}...+ when \verb+$$+ will do)
\item Typically, use ``we'' instead of ``I'':  For example, saying 
``I will now prove Lemma 5'' is considered pompous and inappropriate- Better to
say something like:  ``We will now prove Lemma 5'', or avoid ``I'' and ``we'' 
altogether with a different sentence structure.
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