Agreed. For what it's worth I think Atiyah's advice on writing mathematical papers, written for the Princeton Companion to Mathematics, is well worth a look. S

Agreed. For what it's worth I think Atiyah's advice on writing mathematical papers, written for the Princeton Companion to Mathematics, is well worth a look. See "Style", starting on page 4 of this PDF: http://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/gowers/gowers_VIII_6.pdf http://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/gowers/gowers_VII...