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    The Little Book of Math into English / (2024)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    almafu_9961612700702883
    Format: 1 online resource (172 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    ISBN: 9783031651618
    Content: This colorful and concise little book is uniquely tailored for those who write mathematical texts at any level and are eager to improve their English writing skills. The easy-to-read guide focuses on helping the writer avoid common English mistakes in mathematical writing. With just a few minutes of engaging, light reading each day, the reader will learn to create clearer, more readable math texts. The book covers 23 crucial topics, ranging from correct article and preposition usage to proper usage of dashes, conjunctions, and prepositions. It also addresses the construction of direct sentences, effective introductory phrases for formulas, and more. As a bonus to the reader, ‘Practice makes perfect’ exercises relating to each topic are freely accessible on this book’s Springer website. Appendix A gives a quick tutorial on grammatical terms and constructs. Appendix B looks at ChatGPT and the positive aspects of its powerful capabilities. Additionally, Paul Halmos’s article on ‘How to write mathematics’ is included in Appendix C. It deals with the mathematical aspects of writing.
    Note: Introduction -- Overview -- 1. Little words I. Prepositions -- 2. Little words II. Pronouns -- 3. Little words III. Conjunctions -- 4. Little Words IV. So, such, that -- 5. Little words V. Like, such as -- 6. Little words VI. Either, or, both -- 7. Little marks I. Punctuation -- 8. Little marks II. Hyphens -- 9. Little marks III. Dashes -- 10. Little transitions. Short version -- 11. Little transitions. Longer version -- 12. Little Intros -- 13. Little run. Run-on sentences -- 14. Little trip. To go or going -- 15. Little dangling -- 16. Little numbers. Les and fewer, both and two -- 17. Little pause. Comma before if -- 18. Little ambiguity -- 19. Little active vs. passive -- 20. Little speed. Faster and fastests -- 21. Little distinctions -- 22. Little modification -- 23. Little only -- A. Little grammar -- B. Little ChatGPT -- C. How to write mathematics by P.R. Halmos -- Bibliography.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9783031651601
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65161-8
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  • 2
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    The Little Book of Math into English (2024)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    almahu_9949850779702882
    Format: VIII, 168 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    ISBN: 9783031651618
    Content: This colorful and concise little book is uniquely tailored for those who write mathematical texts at any level and are eager to improve their English writing skills. The easy-to-read guide focuses on helping the writer avoid common English mistakes in mathematical writing. With just a few minutes of engaging, light reading each day, the reader will learn to create clearer, more readable math texts. The book covers 23 crucial topics, ranging from correct article and preposition usage to proper usage of dashes, conjunctions, and prepositions. It also addresses the construction of direct sentences, effective introductory phrases for formulas, and more. As a bonus to the reader, 'Practice makes perfect' exercises relating to each topic are freely accessible on this book's Springer website. Appendix A gives a quick tutorial on grammatical terms and constructs. Appendix B looks at ChatGPT and the positive aspects of its powerful capabilities. Additionally, Paul Halmos's article on 'How to write mathematics' is included in Appendix C. It deals with the mathematical aspects of writing.
    Note: Introduction -- Overview -- 1. Little words I. Prepositions -- 2. Little words II. Pronouns -- 3. Little words III. Conjunctions -- 4. Little Words IV. So, such, that -- 5. Little words V. Like, such as -- 6. Little words VI. Either, or, both -- 7. Little marks I. Punctuation -- 8. Little marks II. Hyphens -- 9. Little marks III. Dashes -- 10. Little transitions. Short version -- 11. Little transitions. Longer version -- 12. Little Intros -- 13. Little run. Run-on sentences -- 14. Little trip. To go or going -- 15. Little dangling -- 16. Little numbers. Les and fewer, both and two -- 17. Little pause. Comma before if -- 18. Little ambiguity -- 19. Little active vs. passive -- 20. Little speed. Faster and fastests -- 21. Little distinctions -- 22. Little modification -- 23. Little only -- A. Little grammar -- B. Little ChatGPT -- C. How to write mathematics by P.R. Halmos -- Bibliography.
    In: Springer Nature eBook
    Additional Edition: Printed edition: ISBN 9783031651601
    Additional Edition: Printed edition: ISBN 9783031651625
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65161-8
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65161-8
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  • 3
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    The Little Book of Math into English. (2024)
    Cham :Springer,
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    UID:
    edoccha_9961612700702883
    Format: 1 online resource (172 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783031651618
    Note: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Overview -- TOPIC 1: Little words I. Prepositions -- 1.1 Common prepositions in math -- 1.2 Using prepositions correctly -- 1.3 Placement -- 1.4 Prepositions with math terms -- 1.5 Avoiding ambiguity -- TOPIC 2: Little words II. Pronouns -- TOPIC 3: Little words III. Conjunctions -- TOPIC 4: Little words IV. So, such, that.… -- 4.1 So, so that, such that -- 4.2 This, these, that, those, some -- 4.3 This or that -- 4.4 Which and that -- TOPIC 5: Little words V. Like, such as -- TOPIC 6: Little words VI. Either, or, both -- TOPIC 7: Little marks I. Punctuation -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 The two approaches -- 7.3 Commas between multiple adjectives -- 7.4 The role of the punctuation marks -- 7.5 Using commas -- 7.6 Oxford comma -- TOPIC 8: Little marks II. Hyphens -- 8.1 When to use hyphens -- 8.2 Examples of hyphenated words -- 8.3 A list of hyphenated words -- TOPIC 9: Little marks III. Dashes -- TOPIC 10: Little transitions. Short version -- TOPIC 11: Little transitions. Longer version -- TOPIC 12: Little Intros -- TOPIC 13: Little run. Run-on sentences -- TOPIC 14: Little trip. To go or going -- 14.1 The to-form and the ing-form -- 14.2 Full and incomplete infinitives -- 14.2.1 Full infinitive -- 14.2.2 Incomplete infinitive -- 14.3 Split infinitive -- TOPIC 15: Little dangling -- TOPIC 16: Little numbers. Less and fewer, both and two -- 16.1 Less and fewer -- 16.2 Both and two -- 16.3 `The two' -- 16.4 Word repetition -- 16.4.1 General examples -- 16.4.2 Math examples -- 16.5 Parallel structure -- 16.5.1 Beware of the pitfalls -- TOPIC 17: Little pause. Comma before if -- Dependent and independent 17.1 clauses -- TOPIC 18: Little ambiguity -- 18.1 Ambiguity -- 18.1.1 Examples -- 18.1.2 Homonyms -- 18.2 More examples -- TOPIC 19: Little active vs. passive -- 19.1 The problem -- 19.2 Some examples -- 19.3 Please. , 19.4 Little direct vs. indirect -- TOPIC 20: Little speed. Faster and fastests -- TOPIC 21: Little distinctions -- 21.1 `a' vs. `the' vs. blank -- 21.2 Basics -- 21.3 Typical mistakes -- 21.4 More examples -- 21.5 Maybe vs. may be -- 21.6 Further vs. farther -- 21.7 Shall vs. will -- 21.8 Foreword vs. forward -- 21.9 Not vs. rather than -- 21.10 Cannot vs. can not -- 21.11 Note vs. notice -- 21.12 Effect vs. affect -- 21.13 Contain vs. include -- TOPIC 22: Little modification -- TOPIC 23: Little only -- APPENDIX A: Little grammar -- A.1 Grammatical terms -- A.2 Analyzing sentences -- APPENDIX B: Little ChatGPT -- B.1 Introduction -- B.2 What is ChatGPT? -- B.3 What it can't do -- B.4 Asking good questions -- B.5 The GPT Store -- B.6 Style and grammar -- B.6.1 A short dialogue for spellchecking -- B.6.2 A longer editing session -- B.7 Tokens, darn it -- B.8 Conclusions -- APPENDIX C: How to write mathematics by P.R. Halmos -- C.1 There is no recipe and what it is -- C.2 Say something -- C.3 Speak to someone -- C.4 Organize first -- C.5 Think about the alphabet -- C.6 Write in spirals -- C.7 Organize always -- C.8 Write good English -- C.9 Honesty is the best policy -- C.10 Down with the irrelevant and the trivial -- C.11 Do and do not repeat -- C.12 The editorial we is not all bad -- C.13 Use words correctly -- C.14 Use technical terms correctly -- C.15 Resist symbols -- C.16 Use symbols correctly -- C.17 All communication is exposition -- C.18 Defend your style -- C.19 Stop -- C.20 The last word -- Bibliography.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9783031651601
    Language: English
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