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Mathematical English Help Sheet

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2 + 2 = 4 2 plus 2 equals 4

a b A minus B

a b A plus or minus B

a b A times BA multiplied by B

a b A divided by Ba b A over B

! "a# hal$

% &'o thirds

( &hree quarters

) over ) or by )f(x) * o$

x2 squared

x3 cubed

xn to the "po'er# ,

"2x + y#- 2 plus . all to the "po'er# -

x//n to the "po'er# one over ,

x&he square root o$

0oot )x &he cube root o$

ex E to the "po'er#

e-2x+3 E to the minus 2 plus )

lnx log or the natural log o$

logx log "to the base /1 o$#

x&he absolute value o$

&he modulus o$ or mod

x3 $actorial

xn "sub# ,x x0 tends to nought

x y is greater than .

x y is less than or equal to .

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Names of Other Symbols

" # "round# bracets

F G Square bracets

I urly bracets

,abla "right# arro'

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" #xLim f x &he limit o$ * o$ as tends to in$inity

dy

dx

&he derivative o$ . 'ith respect to

: . by :

2

2

d y

dx

&he second derivative o$ . 'ith respect to

: 2 . by : squaredy

x

&he partial derivative o$ . 'ith respect to

artial : . by :

y dx &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to b

ay dx &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to bet'een " equals# A and " equals# BOR &he integral o$ . 'ith respect to $rom " equals# A to " equals# B

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