Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences:
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| adam_text | Contents
Preface
to the Second Edition
xi
Preface to the First Edition
xv
1
General Principles
1
2
Writer s Tools and Recommended Reading
5
2.1
Dictionaries and Thesauruses
................. 6
2.2
Usage and Style Guides
.................... 9
2.3
Technical Writing Guides
................... 10
2.4
General Reading
........................ 12
Answers to the Questions at the Start of the Chapter
... 12
3
Mathematical Writing
15
3.1
What Is a Theorem?
..................... 16
3.2
Proofs
............................. 17
3.3
The Role of Examples
..................... 18
3.4
Definitions
........................... 19
3.5
Notation
............................ 21
3.6
Words versus Symbols
.................... 24
3.7
Displaying Equations
..................... 27
3.8
Parallelism
........................... 28
3.9 Dos
and Don ts of Mathematical Writing
.......... 29
Punctuating Expressions
................... 29
Otiose Symbols
........................ 29
Placement of Symbols
..................... 29
The or A
......................... 30
Notational Synonyms
..................... 30
Referencing Equations
.................... 31
Miscellaneous
......................... 32
English
Usage
35
4.1
A or An?
............................ 36
4.2
Abbreviations
......................... 36
4.3
Absolute Words
........................ 37
4.4
Active versus Passive
..................... 37
4.5
Adjective and Adverb Abuse
................. 39
4.6
-al
and -age
.......................... 40
4.7
Ambiguous This and It
................. 40
4.8
British versus American Spelling
............... 40
4.9
Capitalization
......................... 41
4.10
Common Misspellings or Confusions
............. 41
4.11
Consistency
.......................... 41
4.12
Contractions
.......................... 42
4.13
Dangling Participle
...................... 43
4.14
Distinctions
.......................... 44
4.15
Elegant Variation
....................... 45
4.16
Enumeration
.......................... 46
4.17
False If
............................. 46
4.18
Hyphenation
.......................... 47
4.19
Linking Words
......................... 48
4.20
Misused and Ambiguous Words
............... 49
4.21
Numbers
............................ 50
4.22
Omit These Words?
...................... 50
4.23
Paragraphs
........................... 50
4.24
Punctuation
.......................... 51
4.25
Say It Better, Think It Gooder
................ 53
4.26
Saying What You Mean
.................... 53
4.27
Sentence Opening
....................... 53
4.28
Simplification
......................... 53
4.29
Synonym Selection
...................... 54
4.30
Tense
.............................. 56
4.31
What to Call Yourself
..................... 56
4.32
Word Order
.......................... 57
When English Is a Foreign Language
59
5.1
Thinking in English
...................... 60
5.2
Reading and Analysing Other Papers
............ 61
5.3
Distinctions
.......................... 62
5.4
Articles
............................. 62
5.5
Ordinal Numbers
....................... 63
5.6
Negatives
............................ 63
5.7
Constructions
......................... 63
5.8
Connecting
Words and Phrases
............... 64
5.9
Spelling
............................. 69
5.10
Keeping It Simple
....................... 71
5.11
Using a Dictionary
...................... 72
5.12
Punctuation
.......................... 74
5.13
Computer Aids
........................ 74
5.14
English Language Qualifications
............... 75
5.15
Further Reading
........................ 75
Writing a Paper
77
6.1
Audience
............................ 78
6.2
Organization and Structure
.................. 79
6.3
Title
.............................. 80
6.4
Author List
.......................... 83
6.5
Date
.............................. 85
6.6
Abstract
............................ 85
6.7
Key Words and Subject Classifications
........... 87
6.8
The Introduction
....................... 87
6.9
Computational Experiments
................. 89
6.10
Tables
............................. 90
6.11
Citations
............................ 94
6.12
Conclusions
.......................... 96
6.13
Acknowledgements
...................... 96
6.14
Appendix
............................ 97
6.15
Reference List
......................... 97
6.16
Specifics and Deprecated Practices
............. 102
Capitalization
......................... 102
Dangling Theorem
....................... 102
Footnotes
............................ 103
Numbering Mathematical Objects
.............. 103
Plagiarism
........................... 104
The Invalid Theorem
..................... 105
This Paper Proves
... ................... 105
Revising a Draft
107
7.1
How to Revise
......................... 108
7.2
Examples of Prose
....................... 109
7.3
Examples Involving Equations
................ 116
7.4
Examples from My Writing
.................. 119
7.5
A Revised Proof
........................ 120
7.6
A Draft Article for Improvement
............... 122
8 Publishing
a Paper
125
8.1
Choosing a Journal
...................... 126
8.2
Submitting a Manuscript
................... 129
8.3
The Refereeing Process
.................... 130
8.4
How to Referee
........................ 133
8.5
The Role of the Copy Editor
................. 135
8.6
Checking the Proofs
...................... 136
8.7
Author-Typeset
TßX..................... 140
8.8
Copyright Issues
........................ 143
8.9
A SIAM Journal Article
................... 143
TeX
Papers
.......................... 144
Non-TßX
Papers
........................ 144
9
Writing and Defending a Thesis
147
9.1
The Purpose of a Thesis
................... 148
9.2
Content
............................. 148
9.3
Presentation
.......................... 150
9.4
The Thesis Defence
...................... 151
9.5
Further Reading
........................ 153
10
Writing a Talk
155
10.1
What Is a Talk?
........................ 156
10.2
Designing the Talk
...................... 157
10.3
Writing the Slides
....................... 159
Legibility of the Slides
.................... 161
How Many Slides?
....................... 162
Handwritten or Typeset?
................... 162
10.4
Example Slides
........................ 163
10.5
Further Reading
........................ 164
11
Giving a Talk
171
11.1
Preparation
.......................... 172
11.2
Delivery
............................ 174
11.3
Further Reading
........................ 178
12
Preparing a Poster
179
12.1
What Is a Poster?
....................... 180
12.2
A Poster Tells a Story
.................... 180
12.3
Designing Your Poster
.................... 181
12.4
Transportation and the Poster Session
........... 183
12.5
A Word to Conference Organizers
.............. 183
13
ifeX and
ЩеХ
185
13.1
What are
ΊβΧ
and
Ш^Х?
.................. 186
13.2
Tips for Using M£X
..................... 187
Dashes
............................. 188
Delimiters
........................... 188
Figures in
WĽ&Í
........................ 189
File Names and Internet Addresses
............. 189
Labels
............................. 190
Macros
............................. 190
Miscellaneous Mathematics
.................. 190
Quotes, Dates, Lists and Paragraphs
............ 192
Running
Ш^Х,
BibTeX and
Makeindex.......... 193
Source Code
.......................... 193
Spacing in Formulas
...................... 194
Ties and Spaces
........................ 196
13.3
BibTeX
............................. 196
13.4
Indexing and
Makeindex................... 202
13.5
Further Sources of Information
................ 206
14
Aids and Resources for Writing and Research
209
14.1
Internet Resources
....................... 210
Newsgroups
.......................... 210
Digests
............................. 210
Netlib
.............................. 212
e-MATH
............................ 212
14.2
Library Classification Schemes
................ 212
14.3
Review, Abstract and Citation Services
........... 213
14.4
Text Editors
.......................... 216
14.5
Spelling Checking, Filters and Pipes
............. 218
14.6
Style Checkers
......................... 221
A The Greek Alphabet
223
В
Summary of
TßX
and WFj&i. Symbols
225
С
GNU Emacs Commands
235
D
Mathematical and Other Organizations
239
E
Prizes for Expository Writing
243
Glossary
263
χ
Contents
Bibliography
269
Name Index
289
Subject Index
293
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