Help:Mathematics
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- Math is handled by the LaTeX typesetting system
- Don’t use equation numbers
- Indent block equations with a colon (see examples below)
- Mediawiki will render HTML characters for short equations, and PNG images for longer ones
- To force image rendering, add a space at the end of the equation with a solidus (backslash) followed by a space
Examples
Example short equation:
Example short equation with forced image rendering, using a space at the end of the equation:
Longer equations render as images regardless; here's the Aki-Richards equation:
Style
- Constants and names or label are roman (i.e. upright, not italic): VP. Use \mathrm{P} in LaTeX math.
- Pi, e, the differential d, and lots of other symbols are usually roman
- Variables are italic (the default character style in LaTeX math)
- Vectors are roman and bold (use \mathbf{} — it's best to avoid \vec{}, which uses the arrow notation)
- Use the built-in LaTeX functions for \sin, \log, etc.