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