Language, notation and formulas
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# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- lay out and, where appropriate, label simple mathematical arguments
- understand the precise mathematical meaning of certain common English words
- understand and use common mathematical symbols
- write clear, unambiguous mathematical solutions using appropriate notation
- identify and modify some sources of ambiguity or inappropriate use of notation in a mathematical solution.
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