Wiki Writing Party: 5/16 - 5/29 - Andrew Ellinor

This party is now over. Thanks for your contributions. You are invited to join the next party!

Whoa, I had no idea that my challenge would have so many of you contributing to the wiki library. As it turns out, our very first Wiki Writing Challenge helped us churn out wikis for the law of cosines, circular motion, and reactive intermediates along with some work done on squeeze theorem and partial fractions.

With that said, the Wiki Writing Challenge continues! I hope you like algebra, because we are pretty algebra heavy this week. We are calling on all of our users to add what they can to the following wikis:

$\textbf{This Week's Brilliant Wiki Skeletons}$
Parametric Equations
Polynomial Inequalities
Perimeter
Implicit Differentiation
Intercepts of Rational Functions

How it Works

Every week, six to ten wiki structures across different topics will be created and need your help. Each of these wikis have a completed introduction and several detailed headers that scope out the body of the article (I call them wiki skeletons because they have just the bare bones filled in). Over the course of the challenge, wiki writers such as yourself will add their knowledge to the wikis for others to read, comment, and share. Feel free to comment on this note with the wikis you want to help with so that others know who they'll be working with.

Our Goal

We want to complete each wiki skeleton before the challenge is over so that they can all be featured as our wiki of the day over the course of the following week. Many of you are talented writers, so we'd like to see you leave your mark on the Brilliant wiki library.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to be an expert on one of these wikis to participate?
You do not need to be an expert on any of the wiki topics to contribute to the challenge. You add what you know about a topic even if it's just a single sentence, a formula, an example you recently learned, or a relevant problem that inspired you.
Can I work on more than one wiki?
Absolutely.
Can I alter the structure of a wiki by adding headers that I think are relevant?
Yep. If you think a wiki skeleton is missing an important header, then you should add it!
What if I don't feel comfortable contributing to a wiki yet?
If you don't feel ready to contribute to a wiki, you can always add feedback to a wiki that's in progress. For more information on how to add feedback, watch my one minute tutorial.
What if I have other questions or comments?
That's exactly what this note is for. Post all your questions and comments here :)

Markdown

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*italics* or _italics_

italics

**bold** or __bold__

bold


- bulleted
- list

bulleted
list


1. numbered
2. list

numbered
list

Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly

paragraph 1

paragraph 2

paragraph 1

paragraph 2

[example link](https://brilliant.org)

example link

> This is a quote

This is a quote

    # I indented these lines
    # 4 spaces, and now they show
    # up as a code block.

    print "hello world"

# I indented these lines
# 4 spaces, and now they show
# up as a code block.

print "hello world"

Math

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Remember to wrap math in $ ... $ or \[ ... \] to ensure proper formatting.

2 \times 3

2 \times 3

2^{34}

2^{34}

a_{i-1}

a_{i-1}

\frac{2}{3}

\frac{2}{3}

\sqrt{2}

\sqrt{2}

\sum_{i=1}^3

\sum_{i=1}^3

\sin \theta

\sin \theta

\boxed{123}

\boxed{123}

Easy Math Editor

This discussion board is a place to discuss our Daily Challenges and the math and science related to those challenges. Explanations are more than just a solution — they should explain the steps and thinking strategies that you used to obtain the solution. Comments should further the discussion of math and science.

When posting on Brilliant:

Use the emojis to react to an explanation, whether you're congratulating a job well done , or just really confused .
Ask specific questions about the challenge or the steps in somebody's explanation. Well-posed questions can add a lot to the discussion, but posting "I don't understand!" doesn't help anyone.
Try to contribute something new to the discussion, whether it is an extension, generalization or other idea related to the challenge.
Stay on topic — we're all here to learn more about math and science, not to hear about your favorite get-rich-quick scheme or current world events.

Markdown	Appears as
`italics` or `_italics_`	italics
`bold` or `__bold__`	bold
- bulleted - list	bulleted list
1. numbered 2. list	numbered list
Note: you must add a full line of space before and after lists for them to show up correctly
paragraph 1 paragraph 2	paragraph 1 paragraph 2
`[example link](https://brilliant.org)`	example link
`> This is a quote`	This is a quote
# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"	# I indented these lines # 4 spaces, and now they show # up as a code block. print "hello world"

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `$` ... `$` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$

Comments

Good post

Ayanlaja Adebola - 5 years ago

Are you excited to work on the wikis?

Sandeep Bhardwaj - 5 years ago

It's great to have one more wiki writing party. I'm quite excited about contributing and getting engaged with the wonderful Brilliant community. FYI my main focus will be on polynomial inequalities wiki.

Congrats Andrew for the amusing success of your idea. ;)

happy birthday most activest brilliantian

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years ago

Thank you :-)

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – Belated Happy B'day sir!

Swapnil Das - 5 years ago

@Swapnil Das – Thank you :-)

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – Okay I have decided to start editing wikis after a long gap now (after completinh my homework.. XD) But which wikis do we have to contribute in?

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

@Ashish Menon – The wikis listed in the note. ;)

I'm excited to have you contribute. Ping me if you need any kind of assistance. Thanks :)

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – Ohh ok didnt see that, sure.... :)

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – Sir in this wiki caj wavy curve method be added? If yes, can I put the contents of the wiki on wavy curve I made earlier?

@Ashish Menon – Yes, please do that.

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – Belated Happy birthday sir! Sorry for the late wishes. Didn't know about it :(

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years ago

@A Former Brilliant Member – Ah, don't be sorry. Thanks for the wishes. :-)

@Sandeep Bhardwaj – I did that now can I add that show-hide button in every examples, that new feature in wikis of which we told me earlier? Because some have them while some dont so can I edit others examples :grin:

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$