From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.science.mathematics.categories/1582 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Colin McLarty Newsgroups: gmane.science.mathematics.categories Subject: Re: Presentation Facilities at Conferences Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 16:26:40 -0500 Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20000726162640.0079cd80@pop.cwru.edu> References: <397EE5A7.E17B9E4A@bangor.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1241017946 31932 80.91.229.2 (29 Apr 2009 15:12:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:12:26 +0000 (UTC) To: categories@mta.ca Original-X-From: rrosebru@mta.ca Thu Jul 27 20:53:11 2000 -0300 Original-Received: (from Majordom@localhost) by mailserv.mta.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA14936 for categories-list; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:51:30 -0300 (ADT) X-Authentication-Warning: mailserv.mta.ca: Majordom set sender to cat-dist@mta.ca using -f X-Sender: cxm7@pop.cwru.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) In-Reply-To: Original-References: <397EE5A7.E17B9E4A@bangor.ac.uk> Original-Sender: cat-dist@mta.ca Precedence: bulk X-Keywords: X-UID: 25 Original-Lines: 21 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.science.mathematics.categories:1582 Archived-At: I agree with Mike Barr. I think there is a specific reason for using blackboards in math talks: Where most disciplines use graphics and texts to present data and conclusions, mathematicians often write to convey a line of reasoning as it develops. When I talk about math I often put formulas or diagrams on the board, and change them as I go. Slides and powerpoint can handle those changes in various ways, but none are as flexible or as graceful as writing on a board. Colin At 02:02 PM 7/26/00 -0400, Micheal Barr wrote: >I think we should continue to protest the lack of >blackboards. I have used transparencies and I have even used tex to >prepare them. But I don't like it and I don't think it makes good talks >and I don't see why we should acquiesce. > >Michael