Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences / Nicholas J. Higham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higham, Nicholas J., 1961- author.

Contributor:

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, publisher.

Series:

Other titles in applied mathematics.

Other titles in applied mathematics ; OT167

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Authorship.

Mathematics.

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 353 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM, 3600 Market Street, Floor 6, Philadelphia, PA 19104), [2019]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Summary:

Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences provides advice on all aspects of scientific writing, with a particular focus on writing mathematics. Its readable style and handy format, coupled with an extensive bibliography and comprehensive index, make it useful for everyone from undergraduates to seasoned professionals. This third edition revises, updates, and expands the best-selling second edition to reflect modern writing and publishing practices and builds on the author's extensive experience in writing and speaking about mathematics. Key features are coverage of fundamentals of writing, including English usage, revising a draft, and writing when your first language is not English; thorough treatment of mathematical writing, including how to choose notation, how to choose between words and symbols, and how to format equations; many tips for exploiting LaTeX and BibTeX; advice on how to write and publish a paper, covering the entire publication process; and anecdotes, quotes, and unusual facts that enliven the presentation. The new edition has been reorganized to make the book easier to use for reference; treats modern developments in publishing such as open access, DOIs, and ORCID; has a new chapter on workflow covering text editors, markup languages, version control, and much more; has a new chapter that discusses the principles of indexing and how to prepare an index in LaTeX; has a new chapter on reviewing a paper, book proposal, or book; has a new chapter "Writing a Book" that includes advice on choosing a publisher and LaTeX tips particular to books; contains more on poster design, and discusses e-posters and the poster blitz; and has a new chapter giving advice on writing a blog post.

Contents:

General principles

Mathematical writing

English usage

The writer's bookshelf

When English is a foreign language

Writing a paper

Revising a draft

TEX, LATEX, and BibTEX

Workflow

Publishing a paper

Refereeing and reviewing

Writing a talk

Giving a talk

Preparing a poster

Writing and defending a thesis

Writing a book

Preparing an index

Writing a blog post

Information sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on title page of print version.

ISBN:

9781611976106

1611976103

OCLC:

1129600280

Publisher Number:

OT167 SIAM