Presenting Math on the Web: The Present and Future of MathWorld

Applied Math Colloquium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eric W.Weisstein
Wolfram Research, Inc.
Monday, April 5, 2004

Outline

What Is MathWorld?

MathWorld's Vital Statistics

Organization of MathWorld

Connectivity of MathWorld

Quick Guided Tours

Why is MathWorld A Good Thing?

Why is MathWorld A Good Thing?—Reader Comments

A Brief History of MathWorld and Its Times—Pre-Web

A Brief History of MathWorld and Its Times—Web, Part 1

A Brief History of MathWorld and Its Times—Web, Part 2

A Brief History of MathWorld and Its Times—(Not) There and Back Again

Authoring MathWorld—Now

Authoring MathWorld—In the Works

You Can Help: An Open Invitation to Contributors

Conclusions

Alan Edelman, Daniel Spielman, Igor Pak, and MIT
Stephen Wolfram and the people of Wolfram Research
Michael Trott (WRI), Bill Mischo (UIUC), Tim Cole (UIUC)
NSF National Science Digital Library program
the hundreds of MathWorld contributors
the thousands of people who have shared their comments and ideas in person or by email