The User's Guide Project: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Larson, Don¹  Mazur, Kristen²  White, David³  Yarnall, Carolyn⁴ 

[1] The Catholic University of America;Elon University;Denison University;California State University

关键词: mathematics;    expository writing;   

DOI  :  10.5642/jhummath.202001.23

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Claremont Center for the Mathematical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

In 2014 Luke Wolcott created the User's Guide Project, in which a group of algebraic topologists came together to write user's guides to coincide with their research papers in hopes of making their research more accessible. We examine the role of this innovative project within the greater mathematics community. We discuss the structure and history of the project, its impact on the community, and its value to the participants of the project. We end by encouraging the math community to recognize the value of the project and expand the User's Guide Project to other subfields.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND