AoPS Wiki:Words of the Week

Shortcut: A:WoW

The AoPSWiki Words of the Week are the "featured" words on AoPSWiki for the week. Typically, every week one mathematical term and one "other" topic (a contest, a summer camp, a problem-solving strategy, etc.) will be selected.

All AoPSWiki users are particularly encouraged to edit the pages for the Words of the Week as a collaborative effort.

Words of the Week

October 11-17

• Unit circle
• Proof writing

October 4-10

• Law of Cosines
• USAMTS

September 27-October 3

• Probability (diff: [1])
• USACO (diff: [2])

September 20-26

• Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament (diff: [3])
• Convex polygon (diff: [4])

September 13-19

• MathPath (diff: [5])
• Proportion (diff: [6])

September 6-12

• iTest (diff: [7])
• Pyramid (diff: [8])

Editing tips

For mathematical topics

• Don't just define! Give examples. If the topic is related to problem solving, it is also good to provide examples of actual problems that utilize that technique.
• Have lots of links to other related topics. Have links to other wiki pages that talk about terms that you use. Edit those other pages too!
• Images are often very useful, especially in fields like geometry. See A:IMG for image related syntax. Or alternatively you can use Asymptote to draw geometry diagrams.

For other topics

• For contests: describe
  • how the contest works
  • who runs it
  • a bit about its history
  • what types of students can/should participate
  • any prizes
  • other related contests
  • a link to the contest's website
• For summer camps:
  • Nuts and bolts: where, how long, how much
  • Compare to other summer camps
  • Try to be objective. The forum is a place to give your opinions. The wiki is a place to give facts.

See also

• AoPSWiki Tutorial
• Wikipedia cheatsheet (has basic wiki syntax)