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| ``another polygon entry?''
by Wkbj79 on 2007-09-14 12:18:53 |
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| Although Mathprof has adopted and edited this entry so that the concepts are mathematically precise, I am concerned about the accessibility of this entry to non-mathematicians. The term "polygon" is one that people encounter very early on and thus, in my opinion, should have an entry that gives basic information about polygons that are both mathematically precise and accessible to the general population.
Also, I am pretty sure that this entry went up for adoption due to the fact that terms such as "interior angle" and "exterior angle" are difficult to define in a mathematically precise way. Nevertheless, these terms (along with "angle sum") are commonly used and should appear somewhere in PM.
I have been toying with creating another polygon entry which is meant for people who do not have the mathematical background that is necessary to understand the bulk of the content of the current entry. Before doing this, I wanted to get other people's opinions on this matter. |
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