[sage-edu] Re: Fwd: Details for PNW-MAA 2009 meeting

2008-10-20 Thread Rob Beezer
I'll second kcrisman's suggestion to soft-pedal Python as the programming language of Sage. I think it is too easy for folks to get the impression that you HAVE to learn Python to use Sage.Folks attracted by this feature probably already know Python and will figure it out pretty quickly on th

[sage-edu] Re: Fwd: Details for PNW-MAA 2009 meeting

2008-10-20 Thread kcrisman
William et al., This is a great opportunity for Sage; I've been trying to advocate for one locally as well. Some somewhat random thoughts organized around the idea of showing how Sage is good from the start follow. I think that at these conferences people will also largely be concerned with how

[sage-edu] Re: Fwd: Details for PNW-MAA 2009 meeting

2008-10-20 Thread William Stein
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Rob Beezer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi William, > > Besides the usual overview of how easy it is to install SAGE, how many > goodies you get in one package, and the benefits of open-source, I'd > demo as many nontrivial capabilities of SAGE as possible. May