User:Dreese2/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Archimedes

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.) I chose this article because Archimedes was a legendary mathematician, inventor and scientist. I used to love reading Greek Mythology, and nearly every invention, tool, weapon, or gadget was created by Archimedes. Other than his image in Greek mythology, this article matters because many of Archimedes ideas and inventions are relevant even today. Archimedes has contributed to calculus, construction, and is also famous for creation of the level and the screw. I was quite impressed overall with this article because it gave an overview of his life as well as his achievements.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

This article is a very well written and accurate article. Its lead section includes an introductory sentence that describes the the topic and it attempts to set the foundation for the articles major sections. Additionally, the article about Archimedes is detailed but not to the point where its just overly detailed. In regards to the content about this article about Archimedes, it's relevant, up to date, but I do not believe that it is a topic that is underrepresented as many different sites and articles have been written about Archimedes. I'd say the article is generally neutral throughout each section because it is mostly fact based instead of opinionated. The article is indeed backed up by reliable sources, but there are few sites that are more suited for answering specific questions about Archimedes, as this article is more of an overview, but it still contains good information. It is well written and easy to read and is also separated into sections that reflect major points of the topic. There are pictures with captions included, and the captions clearly explain and tie the pictures to the article. In the article's talk page, many of the people commenting are urging for the author or editor to increase the length of a few of the sections and add more information. Overall, this article is well written and has many strengths. One strength is its accuracy. It has data that appears to be correct and precise. However, some of the sections are more developed than others. Despite this, the article about Archimedes is a near complete article and is well developed overall.