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The document provides comprehensive guidelines for formatting equations, units, and mathematical notation in theses and dissertations within the physical sciences and engineering fields. It emphasizes the importance of adhering to specific styles as outlined by widely cited journals, detailing types of equations (in-line, displayed, numbered), composition techniques, proper use of numbers and units, chemical equations formatting, font size consistency, and the effective use of Microsoft Word's equation editor. The concluding remarks stress the significance of professional presentation in academic writing.

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Should function names be italicized?

There is a comprehensive standard but as a rule of thumb remember this: any italicized letter is a variable. So, none of the dimensionless numbers, none of the superscripts or subscripts that are not variable and none of the functions names.

Should equations be italicized?

How to Write an Equation Read the entire problem several times. Look for keywords like more, less, is, etc. Replace the keywords with their mathematical operations and shorten the words to variables. Solve the resulting equation. Answer the problem clearly in a complete sentence.

Should equations be referenced?

Equations may be cited either in the introductory material before they appear or in the concluding sentence material after they appear.

What are the rules for math equations?

First, note that while variables and numbers should be italicized, the following elements of equations should be set in roman type: function names, units, words, and abbreviations thereof.

How to write a mathematical equation?

The reference of the figure, table or equation is included in the reference list in ance with the source format within which this information is provided, e.g. book, journal article, and technical report of this guide.

Should chemical equations be italicized?

Chemical formulas do not adopt an italicized format in professional, scientific journals. Sending a manuscript out with such a style would result in reviewer comments stating that it must be fixed.

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