I've written a short (14-page) primer on using basic group theory commands in SAGE. It is available in the "Sage Documentation Project" area of the wiki, and via direct links below.
The purpose is to help students (and faculty) in an introductory group theory course get started using the appropriate commands in SAGE for studying groups. So all the groups are represented as permutation groups, the examples are relatively small, and the ordering of topics might parallel the way a standard course would proceed. There is a table at the end with a SAGE construction of every group with 15 or fewer elements. It is not meant to be a gee-whiz demonstration of SAGE's power, or to show the most efficient means of doing every computation. It assumes no knowledge of Python, but anybody who works through it will learn some Python, perhaps without realizing it. My broader purpose is subversive - to promote the uptake of SAGE with a demonstration of its value in teaching undergraduates. I am also using this as a test case for a LaTeX to Sage-Worksheet conversion process. (Give the worksheet a look, with its live executable cells). I will post to sage-devel about the technical portion of this project. Here in sage-edu, I welcome comments, corrections and suggestions about the content. I hope folks find this useful. Rob http://buzzard.ups.edu/sage/sage-group-theory-primer.sws http://buzzard.ups.edu/sage/sage-group-theory-primer.pdf http://buzzard.ups.edu/sage/sage-group-theory-primer.tex --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. 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-edu?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
