User:Bobaylobor/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Vector calculus
 * I chose this article because I am into math and I took this class last semester. I understood everything very well so I feel like I could improve this article with my knowledge of the subject.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * This article has a good lead with a sufficient definition of vector calculus. It is concise and contains all of the things it needs to.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * The content is related to the topic and is up to date, since Vector Calculus was discovered a long time ago and doesn't change. I feel there is content missing. It gives an equation for Linear Approximating a surface around a point, but it is also common to perform a quadratic approximation in Vector Calculus, so that formula should be included, as it does differ from the linear one in notable ways. Also, in the section titled "Optimization" it says that critical points can be a minimum, maximum, or a saddle point. I think it would be useful to say "a critical point (a point at which the gradient of the function is the zero vector or undefined) may be either a local maximum, a local minimum...", adding the description of how a point can be a critical point.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is about the facts of math, so it is not biased in any way.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * There are not too many sources that are used for this article, but the links work and the article is an overview of vector calculus concepts, each of which have their Wikipedia pages linked to, so they can be explored in more detail there.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is well written and does not have any grammatical or spelling errors in it. It is well organized, stating all the theorems used throughout the subject.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * There are no images in this article. It might be useful to include a picture of a vector field maybe, but not required. The Wikipedia links that the article refers to have pictures of the concepts and theorems.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * This article is part of WikiProjects Mathematics, and it is rated B-Class. In the talk page, there are a good amount of comments, some of which have been taken into consideration, and others are just stating that there is not enough included in the article.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

with four tildes — ~


 * Link to feedback: