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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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- Date: 26 Dec 93 19:49:52 GMT
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- Archive-name: sci-math-faq/intro
- Last-modified: October 12, 1993
- Version: 5.0
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- This is an introductory posting to the list of Frequently Asked Questions
- for sci.math.
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-
- 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 :
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- sci.math.num-analysis
- sci.math.research
- sci.math.symbolic
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- sci.stat.*
- sci.physics.*
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- comp.theory.*
- comp.compression.*
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- sci.engr.*
- sci.econ.*
- sci.crypt
- sci.chaos
- sci.fractals
- sci.logic
- sci.nonlinear
- sci.op-research
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- rec.puzzles
- rec.games.chess
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- Mailing lists:
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- l-math : History and philosophy of mathematics and probability.
- Subscriptions: <l-math-request@math.uio.no>
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- The FAQ list contains the following topics:
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-
- Table of Contents
- -----------------
-
- 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
-