Who will vet these solutions?
I note an interpretation issue in the language, for example, of this *particular* problem which makes the solution untrue.
 
The problem begins by stating that the points are "uniformly" distributed, but then within the programming code, it *randomly* distributes them.  The meaning (at least in American English, and mathematics) of 'random' and 'uniform' is not interchangeable.
 
If the points are "uniformly" distributed, the probability that n of them are in the same hemisphere is 100% if n is 1 or 2, and 0% is n is greater than two.
 
So I would expect subject matter experts would be a requirement if we are to *solve* problems and present these are the sort of solutions you'd expect to see in a University.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Dodier <robert.dodier@gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 2:36 pm
Subject: [Wikiversity-l] rebooting the discussion of solved problem pages on Wikiversity

Now that we have everyone's attention, I'd like to see if anyone
would care to comment on the substantial topic at hand,
namely solved problem pages on Wikiversity.

To recap, I am thinking of setting up one or more pages of
math problems solved by Maxima, a symbolic computation system.
I am imagining that there would be a main page and a page
for each solved problem. Each problem page would have
a brief discussion and then a solution with formulas, code,
and graphics as needed. Is that something that is suitable
for Wikiversity?

To make it more concrete, I am thinking that the solved problem
pages will look something like this article (I didn't write the article).

http://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/11018

Thanks for any light you can shed on this question.

Robert Dodier

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