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Tables of Contents for Mathematical Writing
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1. Minicourse on technical writing
2. An exercise on technical writing
3. An answer to the exercise
4. Comments on student answers
5. Preparing books for publication
6. Handy reference book
7. Presenting algorithms
8. Literate programming
9. User manuals
10. Galley proofs
11. Refereeing
12. Hints for referees
13. Illustrations
14. Homework: subscripts and superscripts
15. Homework: solutions
16. Quotations
17. Scientific American saga
18. Examples of good style
19. Mary-Claire van Leunen on 'hopefully'
20. Herb Wilf on mathematical writing
21. Wilf's first extreme
22. Wilf's other extreme
23. Jeff Ullman on getting rich
24. Leslie Lamport on writing papers
25. Lamport's handout on unnecessary prose
26. Lamport's handout on styles of proof
2. Nils Nilsson on art and writing
28. Mary-Claire van Leunen on callisthenics
29. Mary-Claire's handout on compositional exercises
30. Comments on student work
31. Mary-Claire van Leunen on which vs. that
32. Computer aids to writing
33. Rosalie Stemer on copy editing
34. Paul Halmos on mathematical writing