Re: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam

[Osama ALASSIRY <osama at alassiry dot com>]

I lived/studied in Algeria 7th to 11th grade...

many different notations as you sead... i think we should allow both to
co-exist,,, I don't think the arab league would help define a
standard... even if one is defined by an arab "mathematical" society i
don't think people in the maghreb will use a different notation than the
one they are used to...

another difference:
	(x,y) in one notation is (س,ص) and (س,ع) 
                                 (seen,sad) and (seen,3ain)

i think it is a matter of user preference... even if there is a standard
and it is applied, so many people would be used to the old one.


On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 00:08, burkan burkan wrote:
> salam
> I'm burkan from algeria and it's my first participation.
> I think the best solution is using both notations, until we have a standard 
> from the arab league!!!
> 
> burkan :)
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >Maalam has arrived to a critical step and it became necessary to me to 
> >introduce this question.
> >
> >There is an issue about the scientific terminology between Mashriq and 
> >Maghrib. It seems that there are no standard notations. However I am not 
> >sure if it is between Maghrib and
> >Mashriq or between Algeria and the rest of the arab world ;) (apart from 
> >the difference between the digits used !)
> >
> >I give one example: the "Cosine" of an angle is called "Jayb Tamam" 
> >everywhere in the arab world. Fortunately because it is an ancient word. 
> >However, the notation is "JATA" in Mashriq
> >and "TAJIB" in Maghrib (or only in Algeria ?).
> >One another: "Continuity" (of functions) is "ITTISSAL" in Mashriq and 
> >"ISTIMRAR" in Maghrib.
> >There are of course a lot of such examples, I can make a list on request ;)
> >
> >The point is: Since Maalam is supposed to be used by all the Arab 
> >community, it is important to define a rule:
> >
> >1- Define a standard.
> >Unlikely because this should be done at a higher level. Though Arabeyes can 
> >emit recommendations to the Arab League for example ? But I'm not sure of 
> >the impact and, moreover, a first release of Maalam will be realised very 
> >soon.
> >
> >OR
> >
> >2- Use both notations (the user configures the program).
> >
> >OR
> >
> >3- Use a notation over the other.
> >
> >Please people I need your advice. Especially people from Maghrib to tell me 
> >if it is a real Maghrib-Mashriq issue or only a 
> >Algeria-Rest_Of_the_Arab_world one.
> >
> >I also can be completely wrong and maybe this is not even an issue. Maybe 
> >using any of the notations is quite understandable everywhere ?!
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Youcef.
> >
> >PS: By the way, Maalam will soon change its name since the actual one is 
> >confusing. See this thread 
> >http://lists.arabeyes.org/archives/developer/2002/December/msg00100.html
> >