Thanks, I have updated both now. Hopefully this is an improvement On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:51:23 PM UTC, Aaron Meurer wrote: > > I would suggest putting in more details about the actual > implementation. A suggestion would be to show a "fake" python session > showing the inputs and outputs of some of the functions you would > implement. See > https://asmeurersympy.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/advice-for-future-prospective-gsoc-students/ > > (number 4) for an example of what I mean. > > Aaron Meurer > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 7:09 AM, Jennifer White <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > For anyone who may be interested in this, I have now put submitted my > > proposal on Melange and have also put the most relevant parts on the > SymPy > > Wiki. I would very much appreciate any comments or suggestions. I can't > seem > > to find the suggested mentor for this project so any suggestions or > > improvements are very welcome > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 3:54:56 PM UTC, Aaron Meurer wrote: > >> > >> Those both sound like good ideas. I would look into what the > >> prerequisites for each are so you can see what is already implemented > >> and what needs to be implemented. > >> > >> Aaron Meurer > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Jennifer White <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > >> > Thanks for your response. > >> > The two areas that I had particular interest in were representing > groups > >> > symbolically as you mentioned, and also potentially looking into > >> > generating > >> > Galois Groups. Do you think these would be good areas to start with? > >> > Obviously there is a huge amount that could be done in this area and > I > >> > don't > >> > want to be unrealistically ambitious! > >> > > >> > On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 5:03:16 PM UTC, Aaron Meurer wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Looking at what SymPy can currently do and what GAP can do are both > >> >> good places to start. > >> >> > >> >> I personally would like to see SymPy be able to represent groups in > >> >> ways other than just as permutation groups, e.g., symbolically from > >> >> generators. This also opens up the possibility to have some parts of > >> >> the module that work with infinite groups. > >> >> > >> >> Group theory is huge, and you could work on it for 20 summers and > >> >> still have things to implement, so I would try to find some specific > >> >> thing that SymPy cannot do but other systems like GAP or Sage can, > and > >> >> make a project out of that. > >> >> > >> >> Aaron Meurer > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jennifer White < > [email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > I'm Jennifer, I'm a 3rd year Maths/Physics student at the > University > >> >> > of > >> >> > Warwick UK. Last summer I interned at Google and now I'm looking > to > >> >> > get > >> >> > involved in some Open Source work and potentially GSoC. > >> >> > > >> >> > SymPy caught my eye, and particular the suggestion of implementing > a > >> >> > Group > >> >> > Theory module, because Algebra and Groups are my specialist areas > in > >> >> > my > >> >> > degree and I thoroughly enjoy working with Python so I'm very > >> >> > interested > >> >> > in > >> >> > formulating a proposal for this. > >> >> > > >> >> > I am new to Open Source work and using Git but I am very > enthusiastic > >> >> > about > >> >> > learning new things and I was wondering where would be a good > place > >> >> > to > >> >> > start? > >> >> > > >> >> > I've taken modules in various aspects of Groups (most recently > >> >> > looking > >> >> > at > >> >> > Representation and Character Theory) so I do have a fairly good > >> >> > understanding of the underpinning theory here. > >> >> > > >> >> > I plan to thoroughly investigate SymPy's existing capabilities > with > >> >> > regards > >> >> > to groups as PermutationGroups and some special groups (like > >> >> > Dihedral, > >> >> > Cyclic etc) are already implemented. I'm also going to have a look > at > >> >> > what > >> >> > some existing systems like GAP can do and think about what the > most > >> >> > fundamental functionalities that I need to get implemented are. > >> >> > > >> >> > Any advice or guidance is welcome > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >> > Groups > >> >> > "sympy" group. > >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > >> >> > send > >> >> > an > >> >> > email to [email protected]. > >> >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy. > >> >> > To view this discussion on the web visit > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/b2d5fc1c-911a-4f5c-b003-93571f8377e1%40googlegroups.com. > > > >> >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups > >> > "sympy" group. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send > >> > an > >> > email to [email protected]. > >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy. > >> > To view this discussion on the web visit > >> > > >> > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/2482dc87-dcce-47cf-9920-0fec91205550%40googlegroups.com. > > > >> > > >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "sympy" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sympy. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/7251c9b8-d061-4551-b546-a0ed66601602%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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