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AMA Manual of Style (10th ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
© American Medical Association
Contents

Mathematical Composition

Chapter:
Mathematical Composition
Author(s):

Stephen J. Lurie

DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.003.0021

  1. 21.1 Copy Marking

  2. 21.2 Displayed vs Run-In

  3. 21.3 Stacked vs Unstacked

  4. 21.4 Exponents

    1. 21.4.1 Fractional Exponents vs Radicals

    2. 21.4.2 Negative Exponents

    3. 21.4.3 Logarithmic Expressions

  5. 21.5 Long Formulas

  6. 21.6 Expressing Multiplication and Division

  7. 21.7 Commonly Used Symbols

  8. 21.8 Typography and Capitalization

  9. 21.9 Punctuation

  10. 21.10 Spacing With Mathematical Symbols

Mathematical formulas and other expressions involving special symbols, character positions, and relationships may present difficulties in clarity in print and online publications. Careful markup (clarifying the symbols used and superior and inferior characters), avoidance of ambiguity through proper use of parentheses and brackets, and adherence to typographic conventions and capitalization rules in equations require special note (see also 8.5, Punctuation, Parentheses and Brackets, and 22.0, Typography).