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                   Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics
                                       
   The Sci.Math FAQ Team.
   Editor: Alex López-Ortiz 
   
   e-mail: alopez-o@unb.ca
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     * Contents
     * Introduction
          + Why a list of Frequently Asked Questions?
          + Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics?
     * Fundamentals
          + Algebraic structures
          + What are numbers?
     * Number Theory
          + Fermat's Last Theorem
          + Prime Numbers
     * Special Numbers and Functions
          + How to compute digits of pi ?
          + Euler's formula: e^(i pi) = -1 
          + What is 0^0
          + Name for f(x)^(f(x)) = x
          + Some Famous Mathematical Constants
     * Human Interest
          + Indiana bill sets the value of pi to 3
          + Fields Medal
          + Erdos Number
          + Why is there no Nobel in mathematics? 
          + International Mathematics Olympiad and Other Competitions
          + Who is N. Bourbaki?
     * Mathematical Trivia
          + Names of Large Numbers
     * Famous Problems in Mathematics
          + The Four Colour Theorem
          + The Trisection of an Angle
          + Which are the 23 Hilbert Problems?
          + Unsolved Problems
     * Mathematical Games
          + The Monty Hall problem
          + Master Mind
     * Axiom of Choice and Continuum Hypothesis
          + The Axiom of Choice
          + Cutting a sphere into pieces of larger volume
          + The Continuum Hypothesis
     * Formulas of General Interest
          + How to determine the day of the week, given the month, day
            and year
          + Symbolic Computation Packages
          + Formula for the Surface Area of a sphere in Euclidean N-Space
          + Formula to compute compound interest.
     * References, General Bibliography and Textbooks
     * The Sci.Math FAQ Team
          + Copyright Notice
     * About this document ... 
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    Alex Lopez-Ortiz
    Fri Feb 20 21:45:30 EST 1998