On 9/9/10 6:23 AM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
On 09/ 9/10 10:47 AM, Jan Groenewald wrote:
* the price of the software
http://www.wolfram.com/events/southafrica2010/
$139.95 even for students. I'm not sure I can convey
how astronomical that amount to almost all African
students.
Can you put it in terms of numbers of work days for a student working?
For example, we pay I think $9/hour at our institution, so $139.95 would
be 15.5 hours, or around two full-time days.
Worse, when they want to start a small
business after completing their studies, the price
jumps more than tenfold.
Whilst I agree with much of what you say, there's a couple of
inaccuracies there
* I highly suspect African students can obtain Mathematica at far less
cost than US students. You would need to ask Wolfram Research, but I
believe like many companies, they do sell their products to poorer
countries at considerably lower cost.
* If you have a student copy, then for a set period (a year or two)
after graduation, you can convert it to a professional copy for a much
more modest fee.
I don't have time to hunt down all the URLs, but I think you should
double-check some facts there.
Here is a relevant faq entry I post on my webpage for my students:
http://www.wolfram.com/products/student/mathforstudents/qa.html#graduate
---------------
Can I continue to use Mathematica for Students after I graduate?
No, you cannot. Mathematica for Students should be upgraded to the
professional version if you no longer meet the student eligibility
requirements. Wolfram Research does provide a special price for
graduates if they upgrade from the student to the professional version
within one year of their graduation date. Please contact us or your
local reseller for a price quote and more details about eligibility. You
will have to provide us with your license number and graduation date.
---------------
That implies you can *not* use mathematica after you graduate, but you
are right that you can upgrade (and start using again) for a reduced
price during the first year after graduation.
When I emailed Wolfram about the exact price to upgrade on this reduced
rate, here is the answer I received:
"The exact price will vary according to which professional license the
student upgrades to. To upgrade to an academic professional license,
for example, the price is $273.75. If the student is now a high school
teacher and buys a Mathematica license to use in their classroom, the
price is $75."
(Prices in US Dollars)
Thanks,
Jason
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