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<![endif] generated 30 seconds ago generated in 0.409 seconds served from batcache in 0.002 seconds expires in 270 seconds Math with Bad Drawings Search Skip to primary content About Links Author’s Choice #access #branding ← Previous #nav-single Posted on March 17, 2015 by Ben Orlin .entry-meta .entry-header In college, I was one of those compulsive read-everything kids. I even felt pangs of guilt when I skipped optional reading. But there was one gaping hole in this policy of mine, large enough to squeeze a whole degree through. I never did the reading for math. You know, my major. I’m not proud of it, but I know I’m not alone. As students from primary school to PhD have discovered, mathematical writing is a different beast. It’s not just a matter of jargon, equations, or obscure Greek letters. It’s something more basic about the way m...

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