this is an embryonic section to the aoiko.net site. its purpose is to explain mathematical terminology in language that anyone can readily understand. this is not done in terms of 'dumbing' the content to the moron level, but in terms of relating the maths to the reality that it is used to describe. further, emphasis is put on the reality that maths is just another language like english, french or japanese. this site is in part an attempted antidote to the sort of cronic mathematics teaching that produces hordes of people claiming that "maths is impossible", "i can't understand maths" or "i have the wrong sort of brain for maths". these claims are based on a culture that goes out of its way to mystify mathematics, rather than to use it and explain it in plain reality based words, and entirely erroneous. these pages come thanks to the prodding of abelard.
these documents are highly colour coded for greater clarity. the key is as follows: statement of problems to be solved
equations stated in mathematics [rather than english] statement of current knowledge about the problem links direct reference to practical reality statement of questions regarding fundamental concepts key mathematical jargon translations of equations or mathematical jargon into english instructions on steps to take in solving the problem
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