Re: Looking for more Mathematica online user groups/forums
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- Subject: [mg98894] Re: Looking for more Mathematica online user groups/forums
- From: "Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:08:46 -0400 (EDT)
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meitnik wrote: > WRI, > > Since Home edition offers me only 30 days tech support and I am not a > student around other Mathematica using students on a campus. And > buying expensive books does only cover so much (And many are outdated > or does not cover areas outside of math like the Frontend), where on > the internet do I find help thats more real time? This group has been > very helpful, but I want more rapid turn around time, and someone to > teach why some code is good and mine is bad so I learn from mistakes . > And a big thanks for the few who has taught me well. :-) > > I do find it strange there is not a more active WRI collection of > people part of a tech support forum somewhere. A whiteboard version of > the FE to aid in support could be a good direction. Collaborative > editing FE in real time somehow? How about a Home Ed users forum on > WRI site?? > > Or perhaps allow Home Edition users email support; if it is so, be > clear it is so and how long the turn around time for a reply. Or > encourage local universities to create local Mathematica support > groups. > > Mathematics is a social activity as much as any other creative one; > helping each other is a great way to enjoy learning. > > Andrew, seeking some shoulders to stand on ;-) > The newsgroup sci.math.symbolic does not have the expertise of comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica, but there are many people (some WRI employees) who know Mathematica and will respond to requests there. You might get a certain professor moaning about Mathematica questions there, but people tend to ignore him. Sometimes there is spam there which seems to go in bursts, then stops for a while. Within a 30 day period, I somewhat doubt you will be needing too many difficult questions answered, so sci.math.symbolic might be a useful complimentary group. Be aware, if you multi-post (copy your message to both sci.math.symbolic and comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica at the exact same time, so there are two newsgroups in the 'To:' field) the message will NOT appear on sci.math.symbolic until Steve has approved it. I've never understood the logic of that!! Since the newsgroup sci.math.symbolic is unmoderated, why should a message copied to both have to wait for approval? If you want to send to both newsgroups, do it to one, then do it to the second. [My approval has nothing to do with sci.math.symbolic. If a message does not appear there, it has nothing to do with me - Steve C.]