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A '''beginner''' is one of the target user profiles for the | A '''beginner''' is one of the target user profiles for the Topospaces wiki. | ||
==Characterization of beginners== | ==Characterization of beginners== | ||
Most beginners to | Most beginners to topology are people doing a first course in point set-topology. They may have had some prior, but not much, exposure to ideas from point set-topology in preliminary undergraduate analysis or calculus courses. | ||
Apart from people starting out with a formal course, beginners may also include people from other disciplines who want an overview of point set-topology. We are trying to develop separate usertypes for them. (also check out [[usertype:AT beginner]]). | |||
Apart from people starting out with a formal course, beginners may also include people from other disciplines who want an overview of | |||
==Requirements of beginners== | ==Requirements of beginners== | ||
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* Quick and easy access to the definitions of basic terms | * Quick and easy access to the definitions of basic terms | ||
* Some introductory/survey articles on aspects of | * Some introductory/survey articles on aspects of topology to provide motivation for them | ||
* A quick way to hunt out the statement and proof of any important result | * A quick way to hunt out the statement and proof of any important result | ||
* A way to understand how the basic facts and definitions in | * A way to understand how the basic facts and definitions in topology are arranged and organized | ||
==Resources for beginners== | ==Resources for beginners== | ||
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A special guided tour for beginners is available at: | A special guided tour for beginners is available at: | ||
* [[ | * [[Topospaces:Guided tour for beginners]] | ||
===Difficulty-based organization=== | ===Difficulty-based organization=== | ||
If you, as a beginner, do not want to be inundated with the wealth of articles in | If you, as a beginner, do not want to be inundated with the wealth of articles in topology, and would like to concentrat on the basic ones, you can focus on: | ||
* [[:Category:Basic definitions in topology]] | |||
* [[:Category:Basic facts in topology]] | |||
Revision as of 22:50, 26 December 2007
This article is about a type of user of Topospaces
A beginner is one of the target user profiles for the Topospaces wiki.
Characterization of beginners
Most beginners to topology are people doing a first course in point set-topology. They may have had some prior, but not much, exposure to ideas from point set-topology in preliminary undergraduate analysis or calculus courses.
Apart from people starting out with a formal course, beginners may also include people from other disciplines who want an overview of point set-topology. We are trying to develop separate usertypes for them. (also check out usertype:AT beginner).
Requirements of beginners
As a beginner, you may want:
- Quick and easy access to the definitions of basic terms
- Some introductory/survey articles on aspects of topology to provide motivation for them
- A quick way to hunt out the statement and proof of any important result
- A way to understand how the basic facts and definitions in topology are arranged and organized
Resources for beginners
A guided tour
A special guided tour for beginners is available at:
Difficulty-based organization
If you, as a beginner, do not want to be inundated with the wealth of articles in topology, and would like to concentrat on the basic ones, you can focus on: