Mathematical English Help Sheet

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Reading
2 plus 2 equals 4 A minus B A plus or minus B A times B A multiplied by B A divided by B A over B "a# hal$ &'o thirds &hree quarters over ) or by ) * o$ + + squared + cubed + to the "po'er# , 2 + plus . all to the "po'er# + to the "po'er# one over , &he square root o$ + 0oot + &he cube root o$ + E to the "po'er# + E to the minus 2 + plus ) log + or the natural log o$ + log "to the base /1 o$# + &he absolute value o$ + &he modulus o$ + or mod + + $actorial + "sub# , + tends to + nought + is greater than . + is less than or equal to .

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+ is greater than / and less than 2 + is much greater than . + is not equal to . + is appro5imately equal to . + is proportional to . there$ore implies i$ and only i$ "or means the same as# $or all there e5ist"s# A is a subset o$ B &he union o$ A and B A union B &he intersect"ion# o$ A and B A intersect B &he sine o$ + or sine + &he cosine o$ + or cos + &he tangent o$ + or tan + &he inverse sine o$ + sine to the minus one o$ + Sine squared ) + prime"d# or + dash"ed# + double prime"d# + double dash"ed# + hat + tilde + star + bar

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Names of Other Symbols "round# bracEets "# Square bracEets FG Aurly bracEets HI ,abla "right# arro' Written form Lim f " x#
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Reading &he limit o$ * o$ + as + tends to in$inity &he derivative o$ . 'ith respect to + : . by : + &he second derivative o$ . 'ith respect to + : 2 . by : + squared &he partial derivative o$ . 'ith respect to + Bartial : . by : + &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to + &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to + bet'een "+ equals# A and "+ equals# B OR &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to + $rom "+ equals# A to "+ equals# B *or all positive 8 there e5ists positive such

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Practice
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/# )52 + 25y M yN + N /) 2# y = "e x /# 2 + /)# Lim f " x # = ln 2

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