Conversation started Nov 8, 2015 at 12:38.
Tien-Cheng Huang
Tien-Cheng Huang
Nov 8, 2015 12:38
If I have some complicated math "terms" and don't know how to search, who can I ask for help?
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Martin Sleziak
Martin Sleziak
@Tien-ChengHuang Maybe yu can ask people in chat...? (Like with other math-related question.) Of course you§re not guaranteed that somebody answers. (As is always the case, if you ask something in chat or on the main site.)
Or you can start by reading some post here which give some advice for searching math: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/25249702#25249702
it's probably better to copy that here.
Some tips on searching can be found on meta - have a look at question tagged search.
You can choose to sort those question by votes or use the frequent tab, to get the more relevant posts to the top.
In those post on meta you will also find some links to related question on the main site.
I am not sure to which extent such practice should be encouraged, but occasionally people simply ask on meta when they are looking for a specific question. Like here: meta.math.stackexchange.com/questions/21776/…
Tien-Cheng Huang
Tien-Cheng Huang
@MartinSleziak thanks! Maybe its better to have an article of "tips for searching math terms for new users" on the sidebar of the main.
main site*
Martin Sleziak
Martin Sleziak
Nov 8, 2015 12:51
That would be a feature-request. I am not sure to which extent is it good to add new stuff to the already crowded main page.
There already are advanced search tips which are displayed when you search for something and help center contains this: How do I search?
 
Conversation ended Nov 8, 2015 at 12:51.