Essay Assignments

LaTeX

The assignments in this course will be written in LaTeX, for which help can be found in the links above. It is each student's responsibility to work out how to use TeX on a computer of their choosing.

Writing Center

The English Department runs a writing center, where you can get help with all aspects of writing: http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/writing/

(You can make appointments, which is probably a good idea).

Writing Advice 

A great summary of some of the main things to look out for when writing about mathematics and writing mathematics appears in the following paper:

 "Writing a Math Phase Two Paper" by Steven Kleiman

In particular, when grading your writing, we'll be paying special attention to those common issues described in Section 4 and Section 5 of that paper.