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Open Source Math Software For Education?
Rui Carmo writes "Now here's something you don't get asked every day, but which a friend happens to need for her kids: If you had to suggest Open-Source software for mathematics - somewhere from high-school to freshman level, and not merely for 'pure' mathematics, but also applicable to physics and statistics (the kids are considering going into Applied Maths and Engineering), what would you point people toward, assuming they have access to both Linux and Windows? I know this is a niche thing and that there is nothing out there that even comes close to Wolfram's excellent Mathematica (which I used on my old NeXTCube), but surely something along the lines of (or simpler than) Calculation Center exists?" The Knoppix-based Quantian might be a good place to start; what math software do you recommend?
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Pencil + graph paper + ruler + eraser + brain
Call that a link?
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That, my friend, is a link.
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I could calculate the cube root of large numbers to several significant digits with paper and pencil.
You're lucky you had pencil and paper. We had birch bark and a bit of charcoal, and we liked it.
Of course, you tell that to kids today and they don't believe you.
Maybe he doesn't know how to write HTML. Most people don't.
Yeah, right.
uh.. comes in the same package as parent, but its RPN :)
You call that a link?
0 link&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi is a link.
this: http://images.google.com/images?q=this%20is%20a%2
I see you've played linkey spooney before.
You call that a link? THIS is a link:
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