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Mathematics and the World Wide Web

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Intelligent Computer Mathematics (CICM 2013)

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Mathematics is an ancient and honorable study. It has been called The Queen and The Language of Science. The World Wide Web is something brand-new that started only about a quarter of a century ago. But the World Wide Web is having a considerable effect on the practice of mathematics, is modifying its image and role in society, and can be said to have changed some of its content. This paper explores some of the issues this raises.

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    Patrick D. F. Ion

  2. W3C Mathematics Working Group, University of Michigan, USA

    Patrick D. F. Ion

  3. Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, USA

    Patrick D. F. Ion

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  1. Computing and Software, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, L8S 4K1, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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    Christoph Lange

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    Wolfgang Windsteiger

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Ion, P.D.F. (2013). Mathematics and the World Wide Web. In: Carette, J., Aspinall, D., Lange, C., Sojka, P., Windsteiger, W. (eds) Intelligent Computer Mathematics. CICM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7961. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39320-4_15

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