First, the objective is to communicate often complex concepts. This requires that you give some thought to your reader, and that you lead them from what they can be taken to know already to the new information you wish to impart. Secondly, you will not be able to explain a concept unless you understand it first. There is, therefore, no substitute for having thought about what you are going to write before you write it. Spacing should be preferably single.
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