WiSe 23/24: Mathematical Writing Seminar and Workshop
Günther Rothe
Comments
Expressing mathematical thoughts in a way that is pleasant to follow for the reader is difficult. In this hands-on seminar, we practice the skills that are necessary to achieve this ambitious goal. We will look at mathematical writings from various sources. The audience can also bring their own samples. By studying different ways of expressing the same contents, we will become aware of what makes good writing. We will discuss various rules and guidelines for good writing that have been proposed in the literature. Topics include the logical structure of arguments, good language style, choice of notation, algorithms, and also the design of slides for presentation.
Literature
- Donald E. Knuth, Tracy L. Larrabee, and Paul M. Roberts: Mathematical Writing.
- Nicolas Higham: Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences.
- Leinard Gillmann: Writing Mathematics Well.
- Norman Steenrod, Paul Halos, Manahem Schiffer, Jean Dieudonné: How to Write Mathematics
Information for students
The seminar is aimed at graduate students or advanced master students of mathematics and theoretical computer science. There is no credit as part of the M.Sc. program. The participants should have some experience in writing scientific texts.
close16 Class schedule
Regular appointments