Convention In Writing Integrals...

[draget]

In maths classes integrals tend to get written the "usual" way with:

<stretch s> <integrand> <variable of integration>

But, I've had two physics lecturers who like to write things like this:

<stretch s> <variable of integration> <integrand>

Has anyone else come across this or a reason for why its a preferable notation?






-- Tom

[Sch3mat1c]

I've seen physicists do that too. I don't know the reason; I might guess it "gets it out of the way", and tells you right away which variable is being integrated.

Tim