On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Andrey Novoseltsev <novos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/14288 provides a module for > teaching the simplex method, i.e. you should NOT use it routinely to > just get solutions of optimization problems. Dima has pointed out that > an optional package may be more appropriate in such cases. Does anyone > else has an opinion on these matters?
+1 I know of at least one OR person at the USNA who will use that in teaching. > > As I see it, the disadvantage for getting it in as a module is > increasing the code base, in this case source.tar.gz will get about > +25kb. > > Disadvantages of optional packages - less visibility and extra work > for those who want to use it. In particular, interacts will not be > possible, unless someone maintains a Sage Cell Server with suitable > optional packages installed or includes optional modules into the cell > (3916 lines in this case). Advantages: no limits on size, e.g. it > would be possible to bundle supporting worksheets with rendered plots > and formulas, perhaps some lecture notes. > > I'd prefer to have computational modules as a part of standard > distribution and big documentation extras - as packages. > > If this will turn out to be OK with others: should there be a special > place for such modules? Dima has suggested sage/teaching. > > Thank you! > Andrey > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
