On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Ondrej Certik <ond...@certik.cz> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM, David Joyner <wdjoy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Aaron S. Meurer <asmeu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I've been thinking about applying again, though I am not sure what the >>> project should be. >>> Are there any good algorithms that are not implemented that could make a >>> good >>> project? I have had Abstract Algebra and some Real Analysis courses since >>> last summer. >>> >> >> For me, I would like to use SymPy for teaching coding theory and/or >> cryptography but the lack of finite fields in SymPy is a draw-back. > > Would it be fast enough, if it was done in Python? Or does it need to > be done in C anyway?
This is for teaching so a Python implementation would be great. Also, row-reduced echelon form for a matrix over a finite field is valuable as well. > >> What is great about SymPy (aside from its obvious mathematical >> strengths) is that it is easy to install on windows machines. which is >> very important >> where I teach. I ended up using Sage installed on a local webserver, >> but I thought about using SymPy for awhile. > > Isn't it better to use the software over the web anyway? > That is good, you are right. However, I really was hoping to give them a platform where they can use the command line. Maybe this is because I love the command line, but I think it is useful for them to be able to use the Python interface. In fact, in our one day a week in a computer lab, I see several students prefer using Python 3.1 over the Sage notebook interface, when the assignment allows them to do so. > > Another bunch of ideas are related to web apps, e.g. here are some for > an inspiration: > > http://live.sympy.org/ > http://gamma.sympy.org/ > http://empathy.sympy.org/beta/ > > or improving the Sage notebook or codenode, or this notebook: > > http://gamma.sympy.org/nb/ > > so that one can use sympy (or Sage or any other python based program) > over the web easily. I knew of some of these links but not all of them, so thatnks. Indeed, some use Python via the Sage notebook (using the drop-down menu). > > Ondrej > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To post to this group, send email to sy...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. To post to this group, send email to sy...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy?hl=en.
