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| ``Re: types for PP''
by bloftin on 2005-04-07 11:52:26 |
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| > Here the second message goes ;)))
>
> It is not about an error but about proposal to add another
> forum: (similarly to PM)
>
> Name: PlanetPhyisc Comments
> Description: Talk about the web site itself here; comments,
> suggestions, complaints.
>
> What I write further should be actually posted there.
Good idea, I've created the forum and moved this message to it.
>
> I would like to discuss the types which are used for
> PP-entries. For the moment the types of the entries in PP
> corresponds to the types used in PM, i.e.
This needs to be discussed and hopefully this thread will keep it running.
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> Axiom
> Corollary
> Definition
> Data Structure
> Result
> Conjecture
> Example
> Biography
> Topic
> Application
> Derivation
> Proof
> Theorem
> Algorithm
>
> Let us group these types according to some criteria.
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> -----
> BASIC THINGS:
> Axiom
> Definition
> Biography
> Topic
>
> what is measing in the above list is
> Law - Like Newton's law, Hooke's law, Planck's law, etc....
> Experiment - Like Michelson-Morley experiment
> -----
> DERIVED THINGS:
> (in the sense that the information located in below types is
> derived from information in the BASIC)
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> Derivation
> Example
> Application
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> Theorem
> Conjecture
> Proof
> Corollary
> Result
> -----
>
> The types which are ussual for math but probably are not
> needed for phys:
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> Data Structure
> Algorithm
>
> ***************************
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> So, to summarize, one needs Law, Experiment type and could
> throw "Data Structure" and "Algorithm". There are probably
> also other types which are specific for phys and I have
> missed, but Law and Experiment should be added, and some
> existing entries should be already typed as Law instead of
> Theorem.
This is an excellent start. One of the reasons/advantages of PP/PM is the connections that are made. For someone learning physics it can be invaluable to have links to the underlying mathematics and care must be taken since Mathematicians and Physicists tend to focus on different things. A simple example may be integration by parts. One may want to go to PM and get the background theory/proof, but if I need it to use in a physics derivation I might link it to a 'physics' entry that just scratches the surface and explains the method of using integration by parts and then this entry links to PM for the theory + extras.
I'll look into the physics' types and see what may already be out there. For now, I'll add Law and Experiments. Data structures and algorithm may still be important, ex-> often in galactic dynamics simulation plays a huge role and hence specifics of sim. such as algorithm and DS may be important to catalogue. Thanks.
Ben
>
> Regards
> Serg.
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