On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 7:35 AM, David Roe <r...@math.harvard.edu> wrote:
> If we get GSOC funding I could supervise various projects, depending on
> interest (though probably only one of these):

David, if you have time, can you expand on these projects like I did,
e.g., fill in:

GENERAL CONTEXT:
PREREQUISITES:
MENTOR:
BACKUP MENTOR:

 -- William


> * sparse matrices: Sage currently uses generic sparse matrices for almost
> every base ring.
> * cleaning up coercion: many parts of Sage still use the old coercion
> system.  It would be great to transition everything to the new model
> * global quaternion algebras ramified at more than two places.
> * group representations: Come up with a framework in Sage for working with
> representations of groups (both finite and infinite).  Some of this would
> use GAP behind the scenes, and some of it would be coded within Sage.
>
> I'm also open to other projects that fall in the algebra/number theory realm
> within Sage.
> David
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 08:04, Harald Schilly <harald.schi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2012/3/7 Lukáš Lánský <lu...@lansky.name>:
>> > I cannot assure there would be anyone willing to mentor them.
>>
>> Well, then let's wait and see if Sage gets selected :-) Apart from
>> those proposals, students can propose their own project ideas. So, if
>> it really happens that Sage is selected, it's perfectly fine if you
>> write down your own plan, pitch it here on sage-devel, and so on. Then
>> you'll surely find a suitable mentor, too.
>>
>> H
>>
>> PS: … and regardless of GSOC or not, you can bring up your ideas here
>> on this mailing list and start to exchange with others if it is a good
>> idea to do this or if someone else has similar ideas, too.
>>
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University of Washington
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