Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 27, Issue 2

Writing in Mathematics

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 27 Issue 2, September 1988

25 – 28

Writing in Mathematics

Irene Eizen and Arlene Dowshen

Mathematics instruction involves the interrelationship of two languages : the native language and the language of mathematics. Just as we communicate our native language via an extensive and comprehensive set of symbols and vocabulary, so too do we communicate the language of mathematics.