Mathematics Discussion Groups

[quadricorrelator]

I am interested in forming a discussion group in mathematics. I am studying Differential Geometry and Differential Topology on my own right now. But, I would like to form a discussion group in this area. I think it would make it more fun and more productive.

Anyone interested?

-q

[paulfr]

I would be interested in mathematics discussions.

However, my degrees in Engineering limit my expertise

to Classical Mathematics.

Let's see what kind of response you get here.

When I posted for tennis players, I got no more

than 3 responses.

When I posted for bridge players, I got not a single

response.

So I am skeptical about the prospects for a group

concerning such an esoteric subject.

We will see ......

[quadricorrelator]

Hi Paul,

I hope we get more responses.

Incidentally, I am a retired electrical engineer myself. I designed analog microchips.

The mathematics I learned in engineering (at MIT) was probably never anything developed past 1850. I guess that is what you mean by classical (Calculus, Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, Complex Variables, Fourier Analysis, and Differential Equations accounted for most of our required math in EE).

As an analog designer, I regularly used almost all of the math I learned in school, so it is not so interesting to me.

Instead, I am more interested in the kinds of things that are less practical and more abstract. Right now I am studying Spivak's "Calculus on Manifold's", Bishop and Goldberg's "Tensor Analysis on Manifolds" and Schutz's "Geometrical Methods of Mathematical Physics" as my main books.

It is difficult to good math books here in Thailand. I have brought about 200 math books from back home. I have also downloaded over 1000 books and lecture notes on math and physics. It takes up over 3.5 Gbytes on a DVD. I can burn a copy for you if you like. It is organized in a math/physics library. It is an ongoing project to find material on the internet. A great source of free math books is:

http://www.geocities.com/alex_stef/mylist.html

and

http://www.geocities.com/alex_stef/links.html

Incidentally, I used to enjoy tennis quite a bit too. I don't even know where you would find a court around here.

-q