Comments on: The nuts and bolts of writing mathematics http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/ A blog about math, puzzles, teaching, and academic technology Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:59:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rafael Alvarado http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/#comment-14 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:18:38 +0000 http://divisbyzero.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-14 Dave,

Great article — I may adopt this style for all my writing. Seriously, it is a refreshingly clear description of a discipline specific genre. It would be interesting to compare it with other disciplines along the dimensions you mention — voice, citation style, acceptable kinds of evidence, etc. Great work.

Rafael

]]> By: Dave Richeson http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/#comment-12 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:56:46 +0000 http://divisbyzero.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-12 The insistence on present tense is something that I almost left off the list. I’d say that this is not necessarily the “industry standard.” But I know some professors who insist upon it.

]]> By: Ξ http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/#comment-11 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:39:59 +0000 http://divisbyzero.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-11 Great handout! There were a few things I found I don’t follow (mostly on Voice), but that’s the beauty of writing proofs — once you know the structure, you can adapt the “rules” to fit a particular situation. It’s figuring out the structure that can sometimes be so hard!

]]> By: Dave Richeson http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/#comment-9 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:57:42 +0000 http://divisbyzero.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-9 Oops! Thanks. It is fixed now. Well, at least I didn’t forget the “0<” in my Calc I class last week.

]]> By: Gene Chase http://divisbyzero.com/2008/09/16/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-writing-mathematics/#comment-8 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:42:31 +0000 http://divisbyzero.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-8 Arghh! Please delete all previous comments. I just wanted to say that you forgot 0 < in the defn of limit. Too much switching gears between LaTeX, LaTeX embedded in WordPress, and HTML!

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