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which just restates the introduction formally. (puts it in mathematical notation.) The rest (with the except of the proof section, which is always an advanced topic) is not even math. It's just history and other stuff. Like reading a story. While I applaud your goal (and share your criticism in general), I think you could have picked something more representative of the shortcomings of wikipedia math articles.
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So while I understand (and share) your concern that mathematics articles often lack accessibility, I am quite surprised that you picked this one, which is about as accessible as you can get. The part that you don't have to be einstein to understand is the introduction. Followed by the "In formulae"
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layman's terms. The theorem can not be stated any more plainly. To understand what is written, you just need to have a basic third grade reading level and know how to add and square numbers. And you certainly don't have to be einstien to do that. If you don't know what a right triangle is, you
1446:'Discrete mathematics' is a broad term - it shouldn't be difficult to expand on the article. Its subjects are fascinating and give an entirely new perspective of mathematics for those (and this category seems to include many) who have only been acquainted with mathematics as algebra and geometry.
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I'm new and fairly young. I know this page does not meet any of the guidelines, but as a young user, i am constantly being disappointed by the lack of
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Nominate - with a little skepticism: it is rather discursive so it would seem kind of odd to me to be a very in-depth article. If it were just set theory or combinatorics, then yeah, one could write a cogent body. But the only way i can picture this article being longer is by being a disparate
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If you remove any one of those three things you no longer have (formal) "physics". (the 3rd, naming, is essential for communication.) Thus, if you can't read and comprehend a few simple sentences that are nothing less and nothing more than those three things, then you can't understand physics,
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Thank You so Much. I agree with you that it can't explain everything, but as least make it so it gives young readers a chance to understand. So i ask that another part be added to this
Article which explains the Theorem in a way that you don't have to be Einstein to Understand
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Although article has lots of content, it is not of good quality. In particular, it contains many incorrect statements quite frequently (lots of criticizm on talk by several editors). I think that some improvement there is desperately needed. PST (Point-set topologist)
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Or, put in mathematical notation, c = a + b, where "c" is the length of the hypotenuse, and "a" and "b" are the lengths of the other two sides." That's the pythagorean theorem in three simple plain english sentences that require no special knowledge. I.e. that
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Knowledge (XXG) a place that can be Used by both Young and Old alike. So please make Knowledge (XXG) a better place for all and vote Pythagoras' Theorem
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The net force applied on an object is equal to the mass of the object times the net acceleration of the object. Or, put in mathematical notation, F = ma, where "F" is force, "m" is mass, and "a" is acceleration."
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