Editing guide
From Maths
Contents
Things to do on this page
- Substitute and/or link to: /Templates
Letter types
"English" symbols and numbers
Yes, most of the English alphabet is pinched from Latin, but these 26 letters are the English alphabet.
| Type | Alphabet | Numbers | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | |
[ilmath]0123456789[/ilmath] | |
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| Blackboard \mathbb{letters} |
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[ilmath]\mathbb{0123456789} [/ilmath] | A shame, because a black-board style [ilmath]1[/ilmath] would be a great indicator function |
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| Text \text{letters} |
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[ilmath]\text{0123456789} [/ilmath] | |
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| Script | |
[ilmath]\mathscr{0123456789} [/ilmath] | Remember it as "scribble" \mathscr{letter} . Warning:Some letters can be difficult to identify, for example [ilmath]\mathscr{I} [/ilmath] - a J right? Wrong - an I |
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| Calligraphic \mathcal{letter} |
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[ilmath]\mathcal{0123456789} [/ilmath] | Notice the posh numbers |
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| Fraktur \mathfrak{letters} |
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[ilmath]\mathfrak{0123456789} [/ilmath] | Gothic style letters, probably something German involved to get the "frak". Notice the numbers too! Warning:This font is VERY easy to bugger up, for example [ilmath]\mathfrak{A} [/ilmath] looks like a funky [ilmath]U[/ilmath], certainly not a funky [ilmath]A[/ilmath]! |
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| Roman \mathrm{letters} |
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[ilmath]\mathrm{0123456789} [/ilmath] | Pretty sure this is the same as \text above. |
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| Bold \mathbf{letters} |
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[ilmath]\mathbf{0123456789} [/ilmath] | Pretty sure it's "math bold font". Also who has ever gone "you know what, I want a bold 7" in a formula. Yet there's no blackboard-style 1. World is a crazy place. |
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Extra English letters
| Letter | Display | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ell | |
Lowercase "l" that looks more like it does in my handwriting. Useful to distinguish [ilmath]\ell^p[/ilmath], [ilmath]l^p[/ilmath] and [ilmath]L^p[/ilmath] |
Greek alphabet
| Letter | Display | Uppercase | Display | Var-form | Display | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alpha | |
No var or upper forms |
TODO: Finish, eg [ilmath]\phi[/ilmath], [ilmath]\Phi[/ilmath] and [ilmath]\varphi[/ilmath] - all phi - ANOTHER ONE [ilmath]\rho[/ilmath] and [ilmath]\varrho[/ilmath] - ANOTHER ONE: [ilmath]\epsilon[/ilmath] and [ilmath]\varepsilon[/ilmath]
OLD GUIDE
Maths
To get maths (LaTeX) use:
<math>Maths here</math>
[math]Maths here[/math]
{{M|Maths here}}
Diagrams
<math>\require{AMScd}
\begin{CD}
A @<a <b< B\\
@VVV @VVV\\
C @= D
\end{CD}</math>
Produces:
[math] \require{AMScd} \begin{CD} A @<a <b< B\\ @VVV @VVV\\ C @= D \end{CD}[/math]
NOTE: the < were written and-sign-l-t-semicolon, see http://www.jmilne.org/not/Mamscd.pdf for reference
You can use the:
{{Extra Maths}} template
to bring the symbols in.
There are also the following templates:
[math]\begin{CD}
A {{CD Left Arrow|A|B}} B {{CD Hoz Eq|A|B}} E\\
{{CD Down Arrow|A|B}} {{CD Up Arrow|A|B}} {{CD Vert Eq|A|B}}\\
C {{CD Right Arrow|Top|Bottom}} D {{CD No Arrow}} F
\end{CD}[/math]
Produces:
[math]\begin{CD} A @< A <B < B @= E\\ @V A VB V @A { A }A{ B } A @|\\ C @> Top >Bottom > D @. F \end{CD}[/math]
as follows:
| Name | Parameters |
|---|---|
| Template:CD Up Arrow | 2 - left, right |
| Template:CD Down Arrow | 2 - left, right |
| Template:CD Left Arrow | 2 - top, bottom |
| Template:CD Right Arrow | 2 - top, bottom |
| Template:CD Vert Eq | (none) |
| Template:CD Hoz Eq | (none) |
| Template:CD No Arrow | (none) |
Theorems
{{Begin Theorem}}
Title
{{Begin Proof}}
Proof
{{End Proof}}
{{End Theorem}}
Result:
Title
Proof
{{Begin Inline Theorem}}
Title
{{Begin Inline Proof}}
Proof
{{End Proof}}
{{End Theorem}}
Result:
Title
Proof
Examples
{{Begin Example}}
Title
{{Begin Example Body}}
Proof
{{End Example Body}}
{{End Example}}
Result:
Title
Proof
