On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:53 AM, David MacQuigg macqu...@ece.arizona.edu
wrote:
kirby urner wrote:
I've been hyping digital mathematics as a kind of niche marketing term,
as distinct from discrete but is this wise? Per math-thinking-l
(another
list), I'd say I'm in the distinct minority in
kirby urner wrote:
More to the point is wanting to render pre-existing well-established
mathematics in a more accessible, hands-on, and intelligible
format, without losing any backward compatibility.
List comprehensions *illuminate* ideas about functions, do not
detract from them. Creating a
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 7:32 PM, David MacQuigg macqu...@ece.arizona.eduwrote:
I'm not familiar with Sage, but I wonder if adding a few packages to pure
Python would do the same.
Well, it would have to be WAY more than a 'few' packages! : ) Sage is
immense. It even has the statistical
On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:32 PM, David MacQuigg
macqu...@ece.arizona.edu wrote:
michel paul wrote:
Recently I've found Sage http://sagemath.org invaluable for the purpose
of getting computational thinking into the math curriculum. I've spent the
last year figuring out how to harness Sage in
michel paul wrote:
Recently I've found Sage http://sagemath.org invaluable for the
purpose of getting computational thinking into the math curriculum.
I've spent the last year figuring out how to harness Sage in class,
and it is paying off. The difficulty with a pure Python approach has
kirby urner wrote:
Unfortunately, our grand plans have been stalled for lack of a volunteer web
programmer who can finish the hardest part of the job - the last 10%. We
are considering applying for a grant, so we can hire a professional. I wish
I had more time. Google App Engine, Django,
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:49 AM, David MacQuigg
macqu...@ece.arizona.edu wrote:
When I hear Object Oriented Programming, I think of something much more
difficult than the examples you have shown, something that might even get
into the intricacies of MRO, something that is normally taught
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:30 PM, kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com wrote:
There's a unifying heuristic not out of line with inherited
mathematics i.e. we already believe in types e.g. N, Z, Q, R, C
(natural, integer, rational, real, complex..) and so on, so pretty
seamless.
Actually,
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 6:40 PM, michel paul mpaul...@gmail.com wrote:
SNIP
A truly excellent write-up Michel.
I'm glad you're reminding us about Sage.
Your use of Computational Thinking (CT) mirrors Maria's suggestion for
what a course of this nature might be called. Computational Analysis
From: kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Math + Python: reviewing some themes (long)
To: edu-sig@python.org
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:53 AM, David MacQuigg
macqu...@ece.arizona.edu wrote:
kirby urner wrote:
I've been hyping digital
kirby urner wrote:
I've been hyping digital mathematics as a kind of niche marketing
term, as distinct from discrete but is this wise?
Per math-thinking-l (another list), I'd say I'm in the distinct
minority in thinking digital math is a good term. It's unexplored,
not conservative,
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 3:20 PM, kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com wrote:
In sum, I think the best way to teach OO is not make it *not* a strictly
computer science topic, but just a science topic more generally.
Messed that one up eh?
Make it *not* a strictly computer science topic...
So
Greetings edu-sig folks:
I've got a somewhat long one here. I encourage any responders not to quote
the whole thing, just go for the gusto and quote the one thing you wanna do
a thread on? I welcome changes to the subject line. One of my bad habits
is to introduce new topics in response to a
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