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%%  Example 04-18-11 on page 68.
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\documentclass[]{exaarticle}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{375.57637pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setlength\parindent{0pt}}
\StartShownPreambleCommands
\let\itemOld\item\makeatletter
\renewcommand\item[1][]{\def\@tempa{#1}%
  \ifx\@tempa\@empty\itemOld\else\boldmath\itemOld[#1]\unboldmath\fi}
\newcommand\Section[2][]{\def\@tempa{#1}
  \protect\boldmath\ifx\@tempa\@empty\section[#2]{#2}\else
    \section[#1]{#2}\fi\protect\unboldmath} \makeatother
\StopShownPreambleCommands
\begin{document}
\Section{Function $f(x)=x^2$}
\begin{description}
  \item[This is $y=f(x)$] only a demonstration.
  \item[And $z=f(x,y)$] another demonstration.
\end{description}
\end{document}
