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#1 2006-12-04 03:44:55
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Mathbook work format
I really want to tidy up on my horrendous exercise format from this year, so I designed a format to use for the upcoming year that is a bit strict but tidy, and I was wondering what you thought of it and what I could do to improve it.
In a nutshell, it's:
15mm margin
Question # on left side of margin
Question letter arranged alphabetically in columns
Question R.Numeral arranged numerically to the right of letters
Split page
This, I find is quite a good format, but I'm not so sure about splitting the page. It saves space, but then you're in trouble when you have to draw graphs.
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#2 2006-12-04 09:02:37
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Re: Mathbook work format
Don't split the page, use the space for diagrams (as you suggest) or notes, etc.
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#3 2006-12-04 11:42:29
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Re: Mathbook work format
Yes, don't split the page as a rule. You can still put more than one answer per row to save space, like you've done in question 2 on that image, but this way you only split the page where it's convenient, rather than all the time. And that way, you can still draw big diagrams easily without worrying about a big line going down the middle of your page.
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#4 2006-12-04 18:32:05
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Re: Mathbook work format
Well, at the moment I'm just doing next year's 'last year's revision' chapter, so its all pretty simple so far.
I've been using a split page for as long as I can remember, and I'm not sure why 
I'll start using the whole page now... thx
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#5 2006-12-09 03:06:34
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Re: Mathbook work format
Also, do you write the questions as well as the answers? If yes then for what types of questions? And diagrams, do you draw them too? For example would you write:
1. a) The line passing through the points (1,4) and (3,a) has gradient 2. Find the value of a.
blahblahblahyadayadaydada
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#6 2006-12-09 03:54:18
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Re: Mathbook work format
In my opinion you should use something like Proof: or Solution: to distinguish the problem from the solution.
I agree with Rob and mathsy. And if you split the pages you will have not only drawing problems. Sometimes we must work with HUGE equations and you just couldn't write them in a splited row.
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