Math Blogging: Interesting Problems & Representation Theory

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around creating a math blog focused on interesting problems, proofs, and expository notes related to the symmetric group and representation theory. Participants share their experiences and recommendations regarding suitable blogging platforms that support LaTeX and are free of excessive advertisements.

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Main Points Raised

  • Chris expresses a desire to start a math blog but struggles to find suitable platforms that meet specific criteria: free, low in advertisements, and supporting LaTeX.
  • One participant suggests WordPress as a suitable option, noting its free nature and LaTeX support, although they mention that the LaTeX tags can be unusual.
  • Another participant agrees with the WordPress suggestion but also recommends Blogger, highlighting its compatibility with MathJax and lack of forced advertisements.
  • A different participant mentions QuickLaTeX as a tool that can be used for embedding LaTeX in blog posts, provided that images can be pasted into the posts.
  • One participant indicates that Blogger is preferable due to its ad-free policy and high-quality LaTeX support, while also suggesting that WordPress might be better for those wanting to host their blog on a domain.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the suitability of WordPress and Blogger as blogging platforms, but there are differing opinions on which platform is better depending on specific needs and preferences.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying experiences with LaTeX support across different platforms, indicating that functionality may depend on individual setups and preferences.

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Hey. So I have decided that I want to try to produce a math blog. The blog would essencially just consist of interesting problems and proofs, as well as expository notes on stuff that I'm reading (the symmetric group and it's reprepresentation theory). However, I have found no useful information online as to how to go about producing such a blog. I don't know of any websites that host such things that are: 1. Free ; 2. Not completely saturated with advertisments; 3. LaTeX suppporting. ANy advice, or links to such advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

-chris
 
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Re: Mathematical Bloging

Chris11 said:
Hey. So I have decided that I want to try to produce a math blog. The blog would essencially just consist of interesting problems and proofs, as well as expository notes on stuff that I'm reading (the symmetric group and it's reprepresentation theory). However, I have found no useful information online as to how to go about producing such a blog. I don't know of any websites that host such things that are: 1. Free ; 2. Not completely saturated with advertisments; 3. LaTeX suppporting. ANy advice, or links to such advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

-chris

Hi Chris,

I think that Wordpress would be your best bet; it's free (sign up for an account here), and they have LaTeX support (although their LaTeX tags are a little odd). And from what I know, wordpress really isn't saturated with ads.

I hope this helps!
 
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Chris L T521 said:
Hi Chris,

I think that Wordpress would be your best bet; it's free (sign up for an account here), and they have LaTeX support (although their LaTeX tags are a little odd). And from what I know, wordpress really isn't saturated with ads.

I hope this helps!

Since MathJax works on Blogger, Blogger is also a viable platform (as is any other that allows you to embed some javascript in the page template - or whatever they choose to call the thing). I have a blog post on this here, not wonderful but shows how its done, you can also find the same information on MathJax site.

My experience with WordPress is that the LaTeX can be tempremental.

CB
 
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You can also use QuickLaTeX here. If you can paste images into your blog post, you can post $\LaTeX$. Here's an example using QuickLaTeX:

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Re: Mathematical Bloging

I would go with Blogger because as far as I know it doesn't force you to have any ads and it allows Mathjax, which is very high quality Latex and lastly because it's free. If you want to go with hosting your blog on a domain then maybe Wordpress would be better. It all depends on what you want to do.
 

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