Planet Math is a free online mathematics encyclopedia where any mathematical person can research topics. It aims to make mathematical knowledge more accessible by allowing collaborative editing of articles, though the author of each article is the only one who can edit it initially. Some potential downsides are that personal information could be seen or stolen if users give off too many details about themselves on their public accounts.
Planet Math is a free online mathematics encyclopedia where any mathematical person can research topics. It aims to make mathematical knowledge more accessible by allowing collaborative editing of articles, though the author of each article is the only one who can edit it initially. Some potential downsides are that personal information could be seen or stolen if users give off too many details about themselves on their public accounts.
Planet Math is a free online mathematics encyclopedia where any mathematical person can research topics. It aims to make mathematical knowledge more accessible by allowing collaborative editing of articles, though the author of each article is the only one who can edit it initially. Some potential downsides are that personal information could be seen or stolen if users give off too many details about themselves on their public accounts.
Web 2.0 is the current state online technology it compares to
early days of web.
WHO IS DOING PLANET MATH?
THE owner is planetmath.org
The creators are Nathan Egge and Aaron Krowne
HOW DOES PLANET MATH WORK?
It is a site that aims to help mathematical knowledge to be
more accessible. Planet Math is a free collaborative online mathematic encyclopedia. The author who begins a new article is the owner of the article and can be the only one to edit it.
WHY IS PLANET MATH IMPORTANT?
Planet Math works because any mathematical person can go
on the site and research anything due to math.
WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES TO
PLANTMATH? The person who begins a new article is the only person who can edit it.
RANK BASED VS. SOCIAL
BOOKMARKING A ranking based is the position a site is in when it appears in the results of a search engine. A social bookmarking are tagged pages on the web that can be accessed by any computer.
ISSUES:
Anybody is able to see your account even if it is private.
Giving off personal information to the public. People can steal personal information about you. Anyone is able to learn about you.