Re: [Edu-sig] Teacher looking for software for displaying 3D vectors and planes

2009-06-11 Thread kirby urner
Yeah, I shoulda mentioned my stickworks.py is a wrapper for VPython, but that's obvious on the Showmedo tape. Good seeing your stuff progressing Stef, I know I've linked to it. Many 100s of pages on VPython in my blogs, for those seeking ideas for using it. IDLE 1.2.1 >>> for thing in ['worldgam

Re: [Edu-sig] Teacher looking for software for displaying 3D vectors and planes

2009-06-11 Thread Stef Mientki
look at VPython, very easy to use http://www.phy.uct.ac.za/demonline/virtual/09_crossproduct.html which will hopefully this weekend also available embedded, see http://mientki.ruhosting.nl/data_www/pylab_works/pw_animations_screenshots.html cheers, Stef Daniel Ajoy wrote: http://www.reddit.c

Re: [Edu-sig] Teacher looking for software for displaying 3D vectors and planes

2009-06-11 Thread kirby urner
coyote_academy -1 points0 points1 point 207 milliseconds ago[-] The curriculum I've been using in Portland, Oregon is vector intensive, with scaffolding like stickworks.py, documented and explained on ShowMeDo. For output, we use x3D (VRML) and POV-Ray, a free ray tracer, no Internet required, plu

Re: [Edu-sig] Teacher looking for software for displaying 3D vectors and planes

2009-06-11 Thread Andre Roberge
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Daniel Ajoy wrote: > > http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/8riul/teacher_looking_for_software_for_displaying_3d/ > > """ > Hi, I have spent a good few hours on a fruitless search for something that > will help my students understand 3D vectors better. PyGeo (

[Edu-sig] Teacher looking for software for displaying 3D vectors and planes

2009-06-11 Thread Daniel Ajoy
http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/8riul/teacher_looking_for_software_for_displaying_3d/ """ Hi, I have spent a good few hours on a fruitless search for something that will help my students understand 3D vectors better. What I'm teaching is basically stuff like this: The equation of a line in

[Edu-sig] Slashdot today: should python replace Fortran?

2009-06-11 Thread Trevor Toenjes
If anyone wants to jump into a Slashdot discussion today, there are various opinions about Python being taught in Universities. http://ask.slashdot.org/story/09/06/11/1228209/Should-Undergraduates-Be-Taught-Fortran ___ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@pyth

Re: [Edu-sig] Edu-sig Digest, Vol 71, Issue 10

2009-06-11 Thread Marianne McKenna
I will be out of the office till June 10th. I will be checking e-mail, however if you need immediate help please contact the computer center or tech support. thanks! ___ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu