My answers to some questions (Part II)

[Mehran Basti]

In Google sci.math

Question :(From Mehran Basti to math faculty at Penn State University)

I see your credentials:

http://www.undergradresearch.psu.edu/displayByFaculty.cfm?fid=mwe1

More than 500 publications, why then you are still at the rank of
associate professor?

Answer :

I have to say that current value judgments in the math community are
pretty confused.

In abstract math world we have reached to a state of research which
results lost its purposes.

If I had continued the same trend of research as I did for my
qualitative research on ODE, certainly I would have been now very
established mathematician at the rank of professor more than a decade
ago (with more than 50 publications).

But I happen to invest on NEW EXACT MATH, which will be with us for
centuries to come I am pretty happy of my investment in this domain).

This is a beautiful mathematics and views mathematical foundations
from totally different perspective.

Also this is a very different kind of math not practiced since a
century ago.

The established mathematicians mostly value a publication, if your
research promoting their interest.

I would say you have done abstract stuff in your number theory domain
(at Penn State University) and invested in variety of publications in
computer education domain (I am sure beneficial to the society’s
interests).

You should have been long years ago at professorship rank, but
unfortunately the crisis in academia prevented their understanding of
those who wanted to contribute in different aspects of education.

What I wanted to say certainly it is not a disgrace to be left on
associate professor level.

But in your case I would say, it is misunderstanding of your
university (Penn State University), not to value the educational
contribution provided to the society at large by faculty members like
you.

We have a lot of issues to be resolved in the academia ranging from
publications, institutions of research, positions of special groups,
affirmative action issues in academia

(http://mathforum.org/kb/thread.jspa?threadID=1773146&tstart=0),

as well as funding research ,etc.

The way China advanced its interests around the world (after entering
WTO); I would say the USA Government should carefully look at its
academic programs with China.

Certainly issues like NSF collaboration of China –USA should be
dismantled and severe restrictions placed on chinies academia in the
USA (along with possibly faculty from India, Poland and Russia).

This will hopefully give a signal to China to carefully analyze its
obligations in trade issues (which I strongly believe resulted in
grave crisis in American economy).

Otherwise we will see difficult problems remain intact in the society.

I have decided that I eventually write my lecture notes on Maple files
and disseminate it on CD (independent of those of math establishment).

Basti Newsgroups I believe will eventually allow many others to be
involved with newsgroups and express themselves in a healthy
environment.

Welcome to be a member at my newsgroups.

Dr.M.Basti

[Mehran Basti]

Mehran Basti wrote:

>
> I have to say that current value judgments in the math community are
> pretty confused.
>
> In abstract math world we have reached to a state of research which
> results lost its purposes.
>

Answer is continued:

I have to emphasize those academic activities within educational
issues of faculty members should be rewarded.

This is essential to find a balance in strictly scholarly activities
in areas of expertise and other activities beneficial to the public.

Particularly in abstract math issues, many fields of research should
be dismantled in the first place.

Thus if you have published a few papers (50 of those more is the same
and of no use).

The establishment in math encourages research of faculty to enhance
their results.

In my particular case, I am leader of new fields of future math of NEW
EXACT MATH, and it is not in my caliber to pursue the research of the
establishment in abstract math.

The prizes they arrange for themselves will not affect the crisis the
math community is currently facing.

In my case, the history repeated itself, and the math community
behaved as examples of past and put a blind eye on this research for 2
decades.

Why you think the history will not then repeat itself similar to other
dark sides of the events in the 20th century?

Dr.M.Basti

[Mehran Basti]

In Google sci.math

Question : Alluha Akbar!

Answer:

I am very pleased that you brought the Moslem’s phrase about GOD, “GOD
IS GREAT”.

This is the first step (remedy) for solving world’s problems in
particular American crisis.

Dr.M.Basti

[Mehran Basti]

Dear Newsgroup:

” Allahu akbar”

This means GOD IS GREAT.

http://i-cias.com/e.o/allahuak.htm

Possibly the better translation is:

“God is most great”.

Dr.Mehran Basti

[Mehran Basti]

In Google sci.math

Question: At least now we know why you hate the "inferior peoples."

Answer:

I do not hate any groups. But excessive occupation of power by those
so-called “ Inferior peoples” (in the past) particularly in the USA
creates a serious treat to the world stability.

I am sure there is a radius of acceptability of any laws such as “
affirmative action” which has long been abused.

It is quite wrong pointing out these issues referred to as a hate
label.

Obviously I would not allow my mathematics (including myself) to be an
instrument of those groups for corruption in academia.

They need to fix their actions now.

Dr.M.Basti