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- From: mstankus@oba.ucsd.edu (Mark Stankus)
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: Let's add some sci.math.* groups
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- Date: 8 Jan 93 15:19:59 GMT
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- I recently read a post asking that a sci.math.graph group be started.
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- I think that we should start several new newsgroups so that
- one does not have to wade through many messages each day on
- topics which are not of interest to us. Here are my suggestions:
-
- sci.math.beforecalculus algebra, geometry,... which is learned
- before learning calculus
- sci.math.rec recreational math
- sci.math.culture all of the Nobel prize stuff could be psoted here
- and similar topics
- sci.math.number number theory, Pi,Fermat's Last Thm,...
- sci.math.calculus calculus stuff
- sci.math.algebra junior year math major (college) algebra
- sci.math.analysis junior year math major analysis
- sci.math.discrete combinatorics,graph theory,...
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- Please suggest others if I missed some. Perhaps reading the
- FAQ to come up with an appropriate breakdown would be good.
- (No flames please if I missed some potential group names or
- some interesting parts of math.)
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- It seems to me that either
- (a) the new newsgroups are not used very much (does not cost net much)
- (b) the net is used the same amount for postings , but you don't
- have to even consider the ones which are irrelevant.
- (c) more postings occur in the specific areas OR
- (d) lots of cross posting occurs.
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- (d) is bad (this costs the net more money, right?). I recommend that we keep
- sci.math or start sci.math.misc
- and get on people's cases if they cross post too much.
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- All of the computer oriented news groups are broken up into multiple groups,
- this one should be also.
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- Mark Stankus
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