User:MathMartin/Styleguide
Language
[edit]"An unitary" or "an union" or "an university" were used in the 18th century, but now "a" rather than "an" is standard when the initial sound is "yoo".
Naming convention
[edit]HTML math
[edit]Minus sign
[edit]Use [−1,1] instead of [-1,1]. The little hyphen is too short to be a minus sign.
TeX
[edit]Colon
[edit]
instead of
Mapping arrows
[edit]When you want to define the domain and codomain of the mapping use
but when you define the actual mapping function use
Standard function names
[edit]Use
instead of
to prevent the function names from looking like a variable.
Imaginary unit
[edit]The imaginary unit i should not be confused with the common variable i. So to make the imaginary unit look different it is better to write
than
Embedded fractions
[edit]When a fraction is in a superscript or otherwise deeply embedded within some other notation, it is often more legible like this
than like this
Spacing
[edit]Integrals
[edit]Use
rather than
Sets defined by using braces
[edit]This is another place where small spacing adjustments make notation look better. This
is better than this
Rate of change: The relationship between two numbers that are changing. To find it, you must divide.
Formula: change in dependent variable/change in independent variable.
Information by Daron Brown.
Probability: tells how likely something will happan. ex. The probability of a die landing on 4. Information by Daron Brown.
Equation: a math sentence that has an equal sign. ex. x + 3 = 10