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But I do want to help clean up some incomplete work that I did for the MV Calculus course.
But I do want to help clean up some incomplete that I did for the MV Calculus course.
In a recent email to Andy, leading to the reinstatement of my account, I said, in part:
In a recent email to Andy, leading to the reinstatement of my account, I said, in part:
This section under construction. I may need to consult with some sysops on this. Fixing the [[Compass and straightedge]] article is an important item.
This section under construction. I may need to consult with some sysops on this. Fixing the [[Compass and straightedge]] article is an important item.
The comment above, about consulting with sysops, referred to the fact that I was blocked and reverted by Daniel Pulido after an earlier attempt to discuss math, so I wanted to contact him by email to get his approval. But he has himself been blocked, so maybe things are OK.
While there are a huge number of things that need work in the mathematics area, I've picked out four that would be good to work on. I want to collaborate on these with Ed Poor, who is the other math expert currently around, so I have placed and extensive discussion on [[User_talk:Ed_Poor|his talk page]], which see. I'm also going to bring this to the attention of [[User:JamesWilson]], who may be another up-and-coming math contributor.
*[[Compass and straightedge]]—This has been rescued from "parody hell", but it needs much more work to present the material in a way that is logical and understandable to the target audience.
*Elementary [[Algebra]]—This has been a topic of discussion between me and Ed for quite some time, generally centering on the question of "how do you explain to an elementary student what the question 'x+3 = 7' is really asking?"
*Peano axioms—The fundamental logical basis for all of arithmetic. I dimly recall a discussion between Ed and someone else on this topic; it didn't seem to get anywhere. It is an extremely fascinating topic for the target audience!
*[[Center]]—This has been a disaster for a long time. I really don't know how to write the "headline" sentence for this; that is, what's the first thing you say about what the "center" of a geometrical shape is? I solicit any insight that Ed (or anyone else) can provide.