Tim wrote: >Scientific Computing Platform?
Alex wrote: >I like "mathematical/scientific computing >system/platform/environment", with a very slight preference to >"mathematical" over "scientific" and with preference to "system" or >"platform" over "environment" since in my mind that restricts >attention to the notebook, and Sage is more than that. and Marshall wrote: > The phrase "scientific computing" is often interpreted in a fairly > narrow sense, so I think "Mathematics Computing Environment" is > better. Even that sounds too limited to me, although I am not sure > what else to suggest. "Comprehensive Computing Environment" > perhaps? What I am looking for is a way describe what Sage is to high school math teachers who have only ever used TI-83 level calculators. For this use I think it is important to have the word "mathematics" in the description because this is something they will instantly relate to. I like having the word "computing" in the description because it is a good way to start a discussion about the advantages of doing mathematics and computing together. Between "environment", "system", and "platform", I am starting to lean towards "system" because most TI-83 users will probably not be able to grasp what a "platform" is the way a programmer understands it and "environment" is more restrictive than system. Mathematics Computing System sounds pretty good to me. Ted --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
