On Mar 19, 2011, at 12:30 AM, Tim Lahey wrote: > On 03-19-2011, at 1:55 AM, Aaron S. Meurer wrote: > >> On Mar 18, 2011, at 11:51 PM, Tim Lahey wrote: >> >>> >>> If I were to do a project on the assumptions, I'd probably need a fair bit >>> of assistance since I don't know really know the topic. However, I'm fairly >>> good a theory, so pointers to appropriate books/papers would be a good >>> start if I did that. >> >> Well, if you don't feel comfortable doing that project, don't feel pressured >> into doing it. I think the plotting idea is also something that is pretty >> important for SymPy. >> > > I'm interested in assumptions, but I think someone else would be better > suited for the task. Plotting I probably could do a good job on since I have > a good background in both numerical methods and computer graphics. > >>> >>> I've done work related to Sage before. I'm looking through the issues >>> tracker. >>> >>> I have code to do Euler-Lagrange equations that I wrote in Maple that >>> should be fairly simple to add to sympy, if people are interested. >> >> Yes, I remember you posting your Maple code on the list a while back. I >> think many people would indeed find that useful. > > My thought would be to create a new module for calculus of variations > (probably called calcvar) and put it under that. That way, more can be added > to it and I can't really see a current module (other than possibly physics) > that it fits in. I've forked the main repository, so I'll see about doing > this. > > I see my first thought on an issue to handle has already been fixed. > > Cheers, > > Tim. > > --- > Tim Lahey > PhD Candidate, Systems Design Engineering > University of Waterloo > http://about.me/tjlahey
What other things would eventually go in the module? It definitely shouldn't go in physics, since calculus of variations is useful to more than just physics! Aaron Meurer -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" 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/sympy?hl=en.
