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Notes On Making Mathematical Notes For Your Course

About thirty years ago I produced a handwritten summary of guidance notes for students on mathematical language symbols logic and proofs. I found this document again recently and decided that it was still worth distributing at least to mathematics majors and joint majors since it does seem to capture some essential skills that a student should acquire during a first semester at university. The typed document is available in PDF format at http://www.ma.umist.ac.uk/kd/ma351/notes.pdf and is reproduced here. It is self-explanatory.