Re: Online maht course

From: Michael N. Christoff (mchristoff_at_sympatico.caREMOVETHIS)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 08:00:53 -0400

"Van" <calccurve-test23@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1096628701.263861.214140@h37g2000oda.googlegroups.com...
>
> Michael N. Christoff wrote:
> > <calgebre@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:798743c0.0410010102.6bdf95ab@posting.google.com...
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > Does exists a site dedicated to mathematical courses ? More
> > > precisely, a site where anyone can contribute and on which one can
> > > find any arrea of the mathematics. Something as
> > > http://mathworld.wolfram.com but with *true* course, not only
> an
> > > encyclopedy
> > > or
> > > www.arxiv.org but only with "pedagogical" courses.
> > >
> > > In french, there is www.les-mathematiques.net, but ... it is in
> french
> > > and this is a little limited : no high level mathematics.
> > >
> > > There are several very good course dispersed through the
> internet,
> > > and a site which regroup all that should exist.
> > >
> >
> > If I'm understanding your meaning of 'course' correctly, then check
> out
> > en.wikipedia.org.
> >
> >
> >
> > l8r, Mike N. Christoff
>
> I went to wikipedia, but didn't see anything I would call a course in
> math. There were many good articles, if that's what you were talking
> about.
>
> I understand the word course to be like in school, a teaching/learning
> aid.
>

In that case, wikipedia is not best site. However it does seem to at least
match up with this part of the OP's request:

> > > More
> > > precisely, a site where anyone can contribute and on which one can
> > > find any arrea of the mathematics

Also, its articles tend to be less terse/more explanatory than mathworld's
and also includes topics in a wider range of mathematics (theoretical
computer science for example).

l8r, Mike N. Christoff

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