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Language of mathematics

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The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.[1]

This language consists of a substrate of some natural language (e.g., English), using technical terms and grammatical conventions that are peculiar to mathematical discourse (see mathematical jargon). It is also supplemented by a highly specialized symbolic notation for mathematical formulas.

Similar to natural languages, discourse using the language of mathematics can employ a scala of registers. Research articles in academic journals are sources for detailed theoretical discussions about ideas concerning mathematics and its implications for society.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bogomolny, Alexander. "Mathematics Is a Language". www.cut-the-knot.org. Retrieved 2017-05-19.

Further Reading

Books

  • Keith Devlin (2000) The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible, Holt Publishing.
  • Kay O'Halloran (2004) Mathematical Discourse: Language, Symbolism and Visual Images, Continuum.
  • R. L. E. Schwarzenberger (2000), "The Language of Geometry", in A Mathematical Spectrum Miscellany, Applied Probability Trust.

Journals

  • F. Bruun, J. M. Diaz, & V. J. Dykes (2015) The Language of Mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(9), 530–536.
  • J. O. Bullock (1994) Literacy in the Language of Mathematics. The American Mathematical Monthly, 101(8), 735–743.
  • L. Buschman (1995) Communicating in the Language of Mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics, 1(6), 324–329.
  • B. R. Jones, P. F. Hopper, D. P. Franz, L. Knott, & T. A. Evitts (2008) Mathematics: A Second Language. The Mathematics Teacher, 102(4), 307–312. JSTOR.
  • C. Morgan (1996) “The Language of Mathematics”: Towards a Critical Analysis of Mathematics Texts. For the Learning of Mathematics, 16(3), 2–10.
  • J. K. Moulton (1946) The Language of Mathematics. The Mathematics Teacher, 39(3), 131–133.
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