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I vaguely remember that Prof Thomas Körner in Cambridge used to have some good notes on mathematical writing. I can't find them now but here is another lecturer
by n4r9 1y ago
I vaguely remember that Prof Thomas Körner in Cambridge used to have some good notes on mathematical writing. I can't find them now but here is another lecturer's notes that look quite good: https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~grw46/Writing_Guide.pdf https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~grw46/Writing_Guide.pdf
Paul Halmos and Donald Knuth are good examples of people that have a very nice mathematical style imo.
- libraryofbabel 1y agoIt may be his notes on the Cambridge Part III essay, which contain a lot of insights about mathematical writing that generalize beyond writing the Part III essay, naturally with his trademark wit: https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~twk10/Essay.pdf https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~twk10/Essay.pdf I will always be grateful to Prof Körner for advocating that people who did Part III retroactively get awarded MMath masters degrees, thus making the most hardcore year of my academic life at least somewhat comprehensible to people outside Cambridge.
- n4r9 1y agoThat's the one, thank you. Likewise about the MMath.