Services
I can do any or all of the following for your maths book.
- Proofreading
- Check spelling, grammar, punctuation and layout
- Check formatting of equations and other mathematical expressions
- Check use of mathematical terminology
- Copy-editing
- Format manuscript ready for typesetting, including equations and mathematical expressions
- Provide a detailed artwork brief for graphs and diagrams
- Check use of mathematical terminology
- Check clarity of language and suggest changes where appropriate
- Answer checking
- Check that steps in worked examples follow on logically and that there are no arithmetical errors
- Work through each exercise to check that the given answers are correct, and suggest alternative answers or questions when necessary
Qualifications and experience
- Copy-editing by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre) 2014 – Merit
- Basic proofreading by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre) 2013 – Merit
- Advanced Professional member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)
- BSc. with honours in Mathematics (University of York) – 2:1
- Thirteen years experience as a software developer
My name is Sam Hartburn. I'm a freelance editor and a hobbyist maths geek. This is my editorial services site. For my maths geek site, go to
