MathTime
Template:Short description MathTime[1] (sometimes MathTıme) is a Times-style mathematical typeface for TeX, created by Michael Spivak. MathTime has been widely adopted by academic publishers such as by Elsevier,[2] the American Physical Society,[3] the Mathematical Association of America,[4] and Springer.[5] A distinguishable symbol in this font is the integral sign which appears in many mathematical, physical, and engineering journals.Template:Efn
Releases
MathTime 1.x & Plus
These versions were sold by (the now defunct) Y&Y.
Version 1.x contains math fonts (including italics) and symbols, while Plus added bold and "heavy" (extra bold) styles. [6]
MathTime Professional 2
Released by PCTeX, this is the current version of MathTime. It has a paid version known as Complete and a free version with limited features known as Lite. [7]
Key features of MathTime Professional 2 include: [8] [9] [10]
- Three optical sizes, for text (10 pt), super/subscripts (7pt), and second-order super/subscripts (5.5pt) respectively
- Italic "v" and "w" with rounded bottom
- Alternative italic "z" in the style of Times Linotype (as opposed to the default in the style of Times New Roman)
- Large mathematical operators
The following features are exclusive to the Complete version:
- Bold italics of Greek characters
- Bold and heavy styles of basic math symbols
- AMS symbols, including bold and heavy styles
- Script, blackboard bold, and "holey Roman" (seriffed blackboard bold) fonts
MathTime has its own license (i.e., unrelated to the license of Times New Roman). [11]
Related typefaces
- Belleek is a metrically identical (but significantly different in shape) free replacement font for MathTime 1.x. [12] Belleek was released by TrueTeX (Richard Kinch) in 1998. [13]
- TM Math by MicroPress is another commercial math font
- STIX fonts, XTIS, and TeX Gyre Termes are Times-style math fonts released for free and/or under open source licenses
References
- ↑ M. Spivak, PracTeX J. 2006(1) (2006).
- ↑ e.g. in Physics Letters B
- ↑ e.g. in Physical Review C
- ↑ e.g. The American Mathematical Monthly
- ↑ Springer-Verlag – Leitfaden für die Produktion, section 9.2 (German)
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