User:Msmithma/Units and Equations
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A Common Format for Units and Equations
[edit | edit source]Equations and units are an integral part of teaching most technical subjects. To help general readability there are common editorial guidelines in technical literature. The goal of a textbook is to introduce a student to a new topic and allow him or her to engage in intelligent discourse and part of intelligent discourse is written communication.