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PlanetMath Documentation |
Frequently asked questions, mostly very general. The perfect place to start finding out about PlanetMath.
last modified: 2002-06-16
Goes over the basics of PlanetMath philosophy and the conventions for adding entries to the encyclopedia. Covers style for metadata rather than entry content.
last modified: 2002-05-??
Description of and justification for authority model (ownerships and permissions) on PlanetMath. Discusses orphaning and adoption system as well as the ACL system.
new: 2002-05-28
This document talks about how automatic reference linking for rendered math objects works. This is a useful read for those who plan on contributing to the encyclopedia, so the linking behavior can be anticipated. Also, one cannot completely understand the need for user linking commands without understanding how the automatic side of things works.
last modified: 2002-02-19
Talks about PlanetMath's pseudo-LaTeX commands for suppressing and forcing links within rendered math objects.
PlanetMath Style Guide (needs to be written)
Talks about conventions and stylistic reccommendations for PlanetMath objects, in order to encourage some kind of uniformity in the encyclopedia.
LaTeX Guide (needs to be written)
Get started with LaTeX, the language of PlanetMath. LaTeX (an extention of Knuth's TeX) is the de facto method of representing math among the professional mathematics community, yet it is simple enough to begin using right away. This serves as both a rapid tutorial and a symbol reference.
The breakdown of scoring in PlanetMath and an explanation of why we have something like this.
Guide to Specifying Pronunciation
Guide to PlanetMath's pronunciation specification system, as well as pronunciation guides for specific encodings.
