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Two resources which helped me improving my writing, when I was writing my thesis were "How to Write Mathematics" by Paul R. Halmos and "Mathematical Writing" by
by ergotux 2y ago
Two resources which helped me improving my writing, when I was writing my thesis were "How to Write Mathematics" by Paul R. Halmos and "Mathematical Writing" by Donald E. Knuth et al.
I would always start with Halmos to get into the spirit of perusing clear and precise communication.
The "Bad/Better/OK" suggestions especially reminded me of the discussions in the lecture notes from Knuth et al.
And at a third step a linter such as the proposed one is probably helpful, if something slips through.
I think these resources are essential for anyone who writes on any subject which at least involves definitions here and there.
- BOOSTERHIDROGEN 2y ago[flagged]
- Out_of_Characte 2y ago[flagged]
- knighthack 2y agoThat doesn't seem like a very divisive statement.
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- hansvm 2y agoAmazing how fast these meta-comments multiply.
- designed 2y agoI'll break the combo here; another punny comment would only subtract from this already perfect thread.
- mindcrime 2y agoI don't see how that could be a factor.
- Quekid5 2y agoPrime example of a non-sequitur
- ilayn 2y agoWhich is an integral part of the public discourse.
- pvaldes 2y agoMe too!, me too! I also want to make a clever math joke here!. Here we go... ... Dam, I forgot how I hated maths. My head aches.
- fasthandle 2y agoPlease don't take away from the point.
- seanhunter 2y agoI’m not going to lie, algebra wasn’t my cup of tea for a long time. Whenever you have a naive set of people commenting on a thread, my theory is that there is a category of folks who always take it too far leading to people feeling left out. An excluded middle if you will. I say education is at the root of the problem, and blame the state machine for that. I can’t help feeling it just makes me tensor.
- ubj 2y agoThe comments oscillating between math puns and complaints about said puns are an ominous sin.
- xdavidliu 2y ago
- BOOSTERHIDROGEN 2y agoI didn't expect the downvote. However, I want to assure that I'm not being sarcastic or attacking. I'm just stating that an insight can be found anywhere, and I think that's wonderful.
- techas 2y agoI second those recommendations and add one: The Craft of Scientific Writing by M. Alley.