Mathematics Search Engine for Undergraduates

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The discussion revolves around the development and customization of a search engine tailored for undergraduate mathematics students. Participants share their experiences, suggestions, and feedback regarding the utility and features of the search engine, as well as related resources and projects.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a link to a customized search engine for mathematics undergraduates and invites feedback and bug reports.
  • Another participant expresses appreciation for the search engine, noting its usefulness in finding hard-to-locate resources compared to standard search engines.
  • Some participants suggest that the search engine could be improved by categorizing content and minimizing advertising that could detract from search results.
  • There is mention of integrating the undergraduate search engine into a larger project called Mathematics Harbour, which aims to create various specialized search engines.
  • One participant proposes that development updates should be organized on a separate page to reduce distraction from the main content.
  • Another participant expresses a desire to contribute to open-source projects related to customizing search engines for mathematics.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express positive feedback about the search engine, but there are differing opinions on its current usefulness and the effectiveness of advertising within the search results. Some participants suggest improvements, while others are satisfied with the existing features.

Contextual Notes

There are ongoing discussions about the organization of content and the integration of various search engines, indicating that the project is still evolving and may have limitations in its current form.

Who May Find This Useful

Undergraduate mathematics students, educators in mathematics, and developers interested in search engine customization for academic purposes may find this discussion relevant.

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I am customising a Search Engine to undergraduates at Mathematics:

http://mathsearchun.blogspot.com/

You can easily add it to your iGoogle so you do not need to remember the URL.

As an undergraduate at Mathematics, I am continuously developing it. There is a developer group "Mathematics Search Engine for Undergraduates" in Facebook. Please, report bugs there.

Thanks for reading!
 
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aamaa said:
I am customising a Search Engine to undergraduates at Mathematics:

http://mathsearchun.blogspot.com/

You can easily add it to your iGoogle so you do not need to remember the URL.

As an undergraduate at Mathematics, I am continuously developing it. There is a developer group "Mathematics Search Engine for Undergraduates" in Facebook. Please, report bugs there.

Thanks for reading!

Thanks, I like it and I know it will be useful in my explorations.
 
Pollywoggy said:
Thanks, I like it and I know it will be useful in my explorations.

Thanks for the feedback!

I am myself surprised of the resullts. There are some gems that are really hard to find in the non-customised Google. I am using it everyday for my own work.
 
You can find more Searh Engines at Mathematics here:
The engines "Mathematics" and "For Undergraduates" are recommended. Enjoy :)
 
Good idea, though it would not be of much use to me at this moment of time.
 
ajassat said:
Good idea, though it would not be of much use to me at this moment of time.

Thanks :)

Perhaps, you will now find the engine more useful. I added categories, such as "Goals" and "Terminology" and removed "Latex". There are still a great amount of work to be done. For more specific topics, such as Latex, I am customising more mathematically-biased search engines.

I hope they help you as much as me.
 
I love your search engines - they are better than the default Google!
 
soopo said:
I love your search engines - they are better than the default Google!

Thank you.

I added books to the Amazon shop instead of weakening the results in the searh engine for undergraduates. I feel that it is necessary, because otherwise book advertising weakens too much the results. What do you think?

If someone knows some Open Source Project for customising search engines at Mathematics, I would like to join. I have left my search engines open so that more people can contribute to them. Let's be on the shoulder of Google :)
 
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aamaa said:
Thank you.

I added books to the Amazon shop instead of weakening the results in the searh engine for undergraduates. I feel that it is necessary, because otherwise book advertising weakens too much the results. What do you think?

I think that is a good idea, so that there is not too much advertising in the results.
 
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Mathematics Search Engines

The Undergraduate Search Engine was integrated to the Mathematics Harbour -project. It creates search engines at Mathematics. It is at

http://mathharbour.blogspot.com/

Many new engines were recently added. There is currently a variety of engines, such as Job search in Mathematics-related fields and Child Math. They are becoming publicly developed in Github, so you can send your links there. Stay tuned!
 
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Horse said:
The Undergraduate Search Engine was integrated to the Mathematics Harbour -project. It creates search engines at Mathematics. It is at

http://mathharbour.blogspot.com/

Many new engines were recently added. There is currently a variety of engines, such as Job search in Mathematics-related fields and Child Math. They are becoming publicly developed in Github, so you can send your links there. Stay tuned!

Please, put the development news to a separate page such as to a blog.
The current content distracts me a lot.
 
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soopo said:
Please, put the development news to a separate page such as to a blog.

Good point! Unfortunately, Blogger does not allow 0 post. I will make the site simpler by having discussions at http://groups.google.com/group/mathematics-harbour and a CSE for all other CSEs. I will include ideas behind the link "Have an idea?". Thank you for your feedback.
 
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Mathematics Search Engines

I added some functions over all engines. The idea is to specialise in different engines. Then, users can navigate just by remembering some keywords: http://unmathfacts.blogspot.com/ . When they forget the urls, they can just google the unique words "Math Harbour". If you have a nice engine at Mathematics, please, do no hesitate to post it here. It can get a link from the engines in the project.
 
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An integration of the Engines and A New Address

The project has developed to the point when the integration was possible. Future goal will be to continue on the same path, making information more accessible at Mathematics. The site will be at
mathharbour.com[/URL][/INDENT]
Meanwhile, you can test it at:
[INDENT][url]http://sites.google.com/site/mathharbour/[/url][/INDENT]

If you find some flaws, please do not hesitate to comment. Thanks.​
 
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