Re: [Edu-sig] PyGeo

2013-01-25 Thread kirby urner
These are excellent questions Kevin. Arthur was an extraordinarily bright and committed guy and took his winnings in financial services to fund a long sabbatical studying what really most interested him: projective geometry. He really admired Klein. Those mining the archives may think Arthur an

[Edu-sig] PyGeo

2013-01-25 Thread Kevin
Hi folks, I'm new to python and super-excited about using it for all sorts of reasons including education (especially math education). I've been reading a great deal on the subject, and I discovered some of Kirby's resources at http://4dsolutions.net/ocn/cp4e.html which have been very helpful. I w

Re: [Edu-sig] pygeo, vpyython stats

2006-11-11 Thread francois schnell
On 10/11/06, Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BTW, business has been bringing me to Strasbourg recently. Aclient/friend is negotiating buying an interest in a manufacturer outnear Colmar, and I am advising.Was there for  the second time, the week before last.  Beautiful area. Yes its a nice area e

Re: [Edu-sig] pygeo, vpyython stats

2006-11-10 Thread Arthur
Hi Francois - Thanks for the correction. Closer look, the only distro that is being downloaded on sourceforge is the vpython 4.xxx beta series. Those are the numbers the stats I looked at are tracking. Oops, again. BTW, business has been bringing me to Strasbourg recently. A client/friend is

Re: [Edu-sig] pygeo, vpyython stats

2006-11-09 Thread francois schnell
On 09/11/06, Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Or that the statistics are unreliable for some other reason that is notapparent.Hello Arthur,From my personal experience  when I download vpython I do it from the official vpython website : http://www.vpython.orgOn this site the downloads are mainly fr

[Edu-sig] pygeo, vpyython stats

2006-11-09 Thread Arthur
FWIW - Just to get some bearings I just looked at some sourceforge download statistics for pygeo and for vpython. PyGeo VPython Nov 200631 24 Oct 2006 113 144 Sep 2006 112 160 Aug 200690 193 Jul 2006

RE: [Edu-sig] Pygeo, platforms, wx and Tk

2004-12-14 Thread Kirby Urner
> When it comes to GUI-intensive programs, I like my Aqua, and get impatient > with sitting on top of X. > However I'm speaking mostly vicariously here. I haven't been able to afford the PowerBook of my dreams as yet, so mostly I look over the shoulders of OS X users (like Kevin's), envy them

[Edu-sig] Pygeo, platforms, wx and Tk

2004-12-13 Thread Kirby Urner
> Remember that the gui intensive Leo found no reason to go beyond TK. > I haven't tried Leo on a Mac, but if it doesn't look like Aqua, I'd probably not be satisfied with it on a Mac (I might still use it in Windows or Linux). Ditto for Pygeo. When it comes to GUI-intensive programs, I like my