User talk:Anders Sandberg

In Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Murray_polygon, is the asterisk in expressions like $a*b+c\,$ supposed to represent ordinary multiplication? If so, that is uncouth. In TeX one can write

ab+c\,

a\cdot b+c\,

a\times b+c\,

a\otimes b+c\,

etc. The use of an asterisk was adopted as a workaround for situations when one is limited to the characters on the keyboard and cannot use the letter x (as when one writes 3 x 4 = 12 instead of 3 × 4 = 12). That happens in computer programming languages. To use an asterisk that way when one has sophisticated typesetting software available is to eat mashed potatoes with your fingers when silverware is available. Michael Hardy (talk) 00:45, 27 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. In my defence, I was trying to follow the original notation - in a computer journal - perhaps a bit too closely. Anders Sandberg (talk) 09:00, 28 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

... for creating the page Bias-variance dilemma. I'd been wanting to write a page on this subject for some time, and you did a better job than I ever could! QVVERTYVS (hm?) 08:56, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy you liked it! I am still on the lookout for good illustrations and better explanations of how it plays out in practice. Anders Sandberg (talk) 09:05, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Half-exponential function

I have done a bit of editing on Half-exponential function. In particular, I italicized variables in non-TeX mathematical notation and conformed to the usual conventions concerning quotation marks and italics in the references.

I think it is a mistake (and I have changed it) to start an article by saying "In real analysis". Those initial words should tell the lay reader that some aspect of mathematics is what the article is about. "In algebra" or "In number theory" or "In geometry" or "In calculus" does that. "In real analysis" does not. "Analysis" means what psychiatrists do, and "real" is opposed to fraudulent.

You left the article without any links from other articles. I've added it to the list of exponential topics and as a "see also" item to the article titled Exponential function. If you know of others that should link to it, you should add those. Michael Hardy (talk) 16:34, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But I am afraid, that article contains a big overstatement; see its talk. Boris Tsirelson (talk) 20:03, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Irrespective of the above, now I recall where did I see Anders' name; here I had the pleasure to use your images! Boris Tsirelson (talk) 20:10, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Anders, consider reviewing the WP:RS guidelines if you haven't already. Blogs often fall under WP:USERGENERATED and should be treated with care as sources. Regards, Rolf H Nelson (talk) 21:11, 23 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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