Seminar and Workshop on Mathematical Writing

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.

Literatur

• 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

Informationen für Studenten

The seminar is aimed at advanced students of mathematics and theoretical computer science.
The participants should have some experience in writing scientific texts. This is not a module for the regular bachelor or master programs. Students in a Ph.D. program can obtain a certificate of participation  for 5 ECTS.

We will start on Monday, October 23, at 18:00 sharp.