Writing Math Research Papers
A Guide for Students and Instructors
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-55953-652-3 (ISBN)
Description
Students often need help learning to write well. This book serves as a student text and a resource for implementing a mathematics research program. The book details how to write a research paper, from pre-writing to presenting the paper. It provides interesting research topics, a bibliography of periodicals and problem-solving books and information about mathematics contests.
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Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 184 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55953-652-3 (9781559536523)
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Content
Introduction; Chapter 1: Mathematics: Shouting Questions and Whispering Answers; Chapter 2: Problem Solving: A Prerequisite for Research; Chapter 3: Writing Mathematics; Chapter 4: The Math Annotation Project; Chapter 5: Conjectures, Theorems, and Proofs; Chapter 6: Finding a Topic; Chapter 7: Reading and Keeping a Research Journal; Chapter 8: Components of Your Research Paper; Chapter 9: Oral Presentations; Chapter 10: After Your First Research Paper; Appendix A: Resources; Appendix B: Sample Pages from Students' Research Papers; Appendix C: A Guide for Instructors and Administrators; References