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Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences
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.
353 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1993
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Nicholas J. Higham
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Nicholas John Higham FRS is a numerical analyst and Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
He is a graduate of the Victoria University of Manchester gaining his BA in 1982, MSc in and 1983 and PhD 1985. His PhD thesis was entitled Nearness Problems in Numerical Linear Algebra and his supervisor was George Hall. Higham is Director of Research within the School of Mathematics, Director of the Manchester Institute for Mathematical Sciences (MIMS), and Head of the Numerical Analysis Group. He held a prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2003–2008) and as of 2006[update] is on the Institute for Scientific Information Highly Cited Researcher list.
Nicholas John Higham FRS is a numerical analyst and Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester.
He is a graduate of the Victoria University of Manchester gaining his BA in 1982, MSc in and 1983 and PhD 1985. His PhD thesis was entitled Nearness Problems in Numerical Linear Algebra and his supervisor was George Hall. Higham is Director of Research within the School of Mathematics, Director of the Manchester Institute for Mathematical Sciences (MIMS), and Head of the Numerical Analysis Group. He held a prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2003–2008) and as of 2006[update] is on the Institute for Scientific Information Highly Cited Researcher list.
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October 24, 2018
Most relevant and detailed.
A whole chapter is dedicated to worked examples showing how writing can be improved using the principles described in the book.
Offers advice on giving talks, drafting theses, publishing papers. There is also a chapter on LaTeX.
Finally, Higham works through the common pitfalls faced by non-native English speakers.
A whole chapter is dedicated to worked examples showing how writing can be improved using the principles described in the book.
Offers advice on giving talks, drafting theses, publishing papers. There is also a chapter on LaTeX.
Finally, Higham works through the common pitfalls faced by non-native English speakers.
May 20, 2018
An excellent book to read at the start of your PhD. Well structured chapters makes the book easy to use a reference. Some sections might be a bit boring or redundant such as "English as a foreign language". Has some really good tips on using Latex.
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