COMPUTER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Elements of Technical Writing
2005-2006

  • How to write numbers, units of measure, equations, and symbols: (from Elements of Technical Writing by Blake and Bly)
    1. Use too few rather than too many equations
    2. Center and number equations on a separate line in your document, unless they are short and simple
    3. Keep all equal signs, division lines, fraction lines, multiplication signs, plus signs, and minus sign
      on the same level