[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2008-01-30 Thread Ted Kosan
Ted wrote: > I like the concept of Sage being comprehensive, but how about using a > more widely-used synonym for the word 'comprehensive' like > 'universal'?: > > Universal Mathematics Computing Environment I tried using "Universal Mathematics Computing Environment" for a while but it is to

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2008-01-21 Thread Ted Kosan
Robert wrote: > > Mathematics Computing Environment is more what sage is, IMO. > > I like this too, and the suggestion "comprehensive" (if it doesn't > make it too long). So I'd suggest something like > > Comprehensive Mathematics Computing Environment. I like the concept of Sage being comprehen

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-31 Thread Robert Bradshaw
On Dec 30, 2007, at 9:24 AM, Jaap Spies wrote: > Ted Kosan wrote: > >> >> Between "environment", "system", and "platform", I am starting to >> lean >> towards "system" because most TI-83 users will probably not be >> able to >> grasp what a "platform" is the way a programmer understands it an

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Jaap Spies
root wrote: > Computational Mathematics System? > A CAS is a CAS is a ... When we sustitute: s/Algebra/Mathematics/g we still are not talking about the functionality of Sage! Sage is more "generic". Ii not only offers you a "system" on itself, but also a way to use a lot of other systems, both

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Harald Schilly
On Dec 30, 8:32 pm, Francesco Biscani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Comprehensive ... Comprehensive and Universal Mathematics Environment --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send e

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Fabio Tonti
I'm not sure whom you are aiming at with this description, but I think there should be some emphasis on the natural sciences too. I think the description should be something like "CAS *AND* system for computational sciences", but I'm not sure about how to make it sound good. Cheers, Fabio --~--~-

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Francesco Biscani
On Sunday 30 December 2007, Jaap Spies wrote: > As an alternative: > > Generic Mathematics Computing System, > [...] > Eventualy Generic Mathematics Computing Software? > Or Generic Mathematics Computing Environment? > > Jaap Personally I liked the "comprehensive" someone mentioned, hence my sugge

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Jaap Spies
Ted Kosan wrote: > > Mathematics Computing System sounds pretty good to me. > As an alternative: Generic Mathematics Computing System, including your favorite scientific calculator, state of the art elliptic curves algorithms and all you need to do your home work for highschool, college, uni

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread root
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[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Jaap Spies
Ted Kosan wrote: > > Between "environment", "system", and "platform", I am starting to lean > towards "system" because most TI-83 users will probably not be able to > grasp what a "platform" is the way a programmer understands it and > "environment" is more restrictive than system. > I don't a

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Ted Kosan
Tim wrote: >Scientific Computing Platform? Alex wrote: >I like "mathematical/scientific computing >system/platform/environment", with a very slight preference to >"mathematical" over "scientific" and with preference to "system" or >"platform" over "environment" since in my mind that restricts

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread mhampton
The phrase "scientific computing" is often interpreted in a fairly narrow sense, so I think "Mathematics Computing Environment" is better. Even that sounds too limited to me, although I am not sure what else to suggest. "Comprehensive Computing Environment" perhaps? Cheers, Marshall On Dec 29,

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-30 Thread Alex Ghitza
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I think Mathematica's official description is a very good example of something we should *not* emulate. The title is simply nonsensical: "the world's most powerful global computing system"? In what sense is Mathematica a "global computing syste

[sage-devel] Re: Describing Sage as a Mathematics Computing Environment

2007-12-29 Thread root
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