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From: alopez-o@maytag.uwaterloo.ca (Alex Lopez-Ortiz)
Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.answers,news.answers
Subject: sci.math: Introduction to Frequently Asked Questions
Summary: Weekly introductory posting to sci.math
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Archive-name: sci-math-faq/intro
Last-modified: October 12, 1993
Version: 5.0
This is an introductory posting to the list of Frequently Asked Questions
for sci.math.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
This introduction is posted weekly. Every 5th of the month the full version
is published. At any time you can access the full faq list by anonymous ftp
(userid: anonymous) at rtfm.mit.edu /pub/usenet-by-group/sci.math.
Before posting to sci.math, keep in mind that mathematical topics are
covered in a plethora of newsgroups. Your posting may be better suited
for one of them.
Related newsgroups :
sci.math.num-analysis
sci.math.research
sci.math.symbolic
sci.stat.*
sci.physics.*
comp.theory.*
comp.compression.*
sci.engr.*
sci.econ.*
sci.crypt
sci.chaos
sci.fractals
sci.logic
sci.nonlinear
sci.op-research
rec.puzzles
rec.games.chess
Mailing lists:
l-math : History and philosophy of mathematics and probability.
Subscriptions: <l-math-request@math.uio.no>
The FAQ list contains the following topics:
Table of Contents
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1Q.- Fermat's Last Theorem, status of ..
2Q.- Values of Record Numbers
3Q.- Formula for prime numbers...
4Q.- Digits of Pi, computation and references
5Q.- Odd Perfect Number
6Q.- Computer Algebra Systems, application of ..
7Q.- Computer Algebra Systems, references to ..
8Q.- Fields Medal, general info ..
9Q.- Four Colour Theorem, proof of ..
10Q.- 0^0=1. A comprehensive approach
11Q.- 0.999... = 1. Properties of the real numbers ..
12Q.- There are three doors, The Monty Hall problem, Master Mind and
other games ..
13Q.- Surface and Volume of the n-ball
14Q.- f(x)^f(x)=x, name of the function ..
15Q.- Projective plane of order 10 ..
16Q.- How to compute day of week of a given date
17Q.- Axiom of Choice and/or Continuum Hypothesis?
18Q.- Cutting a sphere into pieces of larger volume
19Q.- Pointers to Quaternions
20Q.- Erdos Number
21Q.- Why is there no Nobel in mathematics?
22Q.- General References and textbooks...
23Q.- Interest Rate...
24Q.- Euler's formula e^(i Pi) = - 1 ...
You can obtain the full version of the FAQ list by anonymous ftp
(userid: anonymous) at rtfm.mit.edu.
Archive names are: faq.0, faq.1, faq.2, and faq.3
A bit of historical background:
The sci.math faq list was started during Christmas 1989. At that time
I wrote the answer to all 9 questions except 1Q (Fermat).
Thus, I didn't compile a list of contributors. With time, people have
made innumerable suggestions and contributions.
I estimate that I have received over 2000 mailings from over 500 persons
commenting on the FAQ list.
As such it is not possible to explicitly thank them all. But I would
like to take a minute to commend all those who have contributed to
this list in one way or another.
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Questions and Answers Edited and Compiled by:
Alex Lopez-Ortiz alopez-o@maytag.UWaterloo.ca
Department of Computer Science University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario Canada
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Alex Lopez-Ortiz alopez-o@neumann.UWaterloo.ca
Department of Computer Science University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario Canada