Mathematics is the method

Exploring the macro-organizational structure of research articles in mathematics

Bibliographic Data

ID5966437
AuthorsHeather Graves (0000-0002-9696-1505, University of Alberta, corresponding author), Shahin Moghaddasi (University of Malaya, Malaysia), Azirah Hashim (0000-0002-3715-8392, University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Year2013
Volume15
Issue4
Pages421-438
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461445613482430
OpenAlexW2107381698
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited27

This article reports the macro-organizational structure of research articles (RAs) in mathematics, based on an analysis of 30 published pure and applied mathematics articles. Math RAs eschew the Introduction-Methods-Results-Discussion (IMRD) structure for an Introduction-Results model that enables researchers to present new knowledge as clearly and succinctly as possible. Notable omissions from the mathematics RA structure are Method and Discussion sections, which mathematicians do not need because of the well-established methodology used in the field (based on deduction and induction) and the relative absence of extended discussion required to interpret research findings. We contextualize the macrostructure of RAs in mathematics within the discourse conventions and disciplinary assumptions about knowledge in the field to suggest the value of such a strategy to teachers and students of academic writing

Discipline · Macro · Management · Mathematics education · Organizational structure · Pure mathematics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Mathematics · Writing and Handwriting Education

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