I know I'll regret this, but... I've seen a lot of comments by folks that indicates a high level of mathematical sofistication. So I'm curious. Please e-mail me as follows: SUBJECT: nomath If you've not had some Discrete Math course. SUBJECT: discrete If you've had Discrete Math. SUBJECT: algebra1 If you've had semester course on algebra. SUBJECT: algebra2 If you've had a year-long senior level course based on Fraliegh or some such. SUBJECT: grad If you've been to grad school in math. SUBJECT: firstcourse If you've had the prelim algebra course. (Hungerford or such) SUBJECT: prelim If you've passed your algebra prelim. SUBJECT: orals If you've passed your oral exam. SUBJECT: orala If your oral had a significant algebra component SUBJECT: candidate If you are a candidate in algebra. SUBJECT: phd If you have a phd in math. SUBJECT: research If you have published in number theory. I'm an "orala". Thanks!