[sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread john_perry_usm
I've logged onto the MAA website twice now and don't even see the March CMJ available online, let alone that article. I hope it becomes available soon. john perry On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 10:51:26 AM UTC-6, kcrisman wrote: > > See http://www.maa.org/pubs/cmj_mar13.html and your local library (o

Re: [sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread Minh Nguyen
Hi John, On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:20 AM, john_perry_usm wrote: > I've logged onto the MAA website twice now and don't even see the March CMJ > available online, let alone that article. I hope it becomes available soon. You might want to try this link to JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.416

Re: [sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread john_perry_usm
How rude! I pay for online access to MAA magazines (specifically!) and can't see it yet from the MAA's own website, but for an extra $12 I can buy it from JSTOR, and see a preview for free? X-O There's a complaint to the MAA somewhere in this, if only I can be roused to make it... ;-) john per

[sage-edu] LIMACON SUNY Old Westbury 3/15/13

2013-03-06 Thread A. Jorge Garcia
FYI:I'll be speaking at LIMACON SUNY Old Westbury 3/15/13 about using SAGE and python to teach High School preCalculus! http://shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com/2013/03/limacon-2013-looming-large.html HTH, A. Jorge Garcia Applied Math, Physics and CS http://shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com http://www.youtub

Re: [sage-edu] Extreme graphing

2013-03-06 Thread John Travis
Just for the fun of it, I was playing with: @interact def _(m=slider(1,250,1,1)): plot(x^m/e^x,(x,0,2*m)).show() and things work really nice till m = 128. After that, it still runs but the graph has horizontal issues--using either aleph or 5.5. JT -- You received this message because y

Re: [sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread Bruce Cohen
I agree this is rude. Please be roused. -Bruce On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 7:32 AM, john_perry_usm wrote: > How rude! I pay for online access to MAA magazines (specifically!) and can't > see it yet from the MAA's own website, but for an extra $12 I can buy it > from JSTOR, and see a preview for fre

Re: [sage-devel] Re: [sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread Minh Nguyen
Hi John, On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:32 AM, john_perry_usm wrote: > How rude! I pay for online access to MAA magazines (specifically!) and can't > see it yet from the MAA's own website, but for an extra $12 I can buy it > from JSTOR, and see a preview for free? X-O I believe there has been a break

Re: [sage-devel] Re: [sage-edu] Re: Sage review in CMJ

2013-03-06 Thread john_perry_usm
Minh You're right that there's a breakdown; I seem to have given you the wrong impression. You were not rude at all. The "rudeness" is in the MAA, who provide access to other paying customers but not their own members. & even that is meant tongue-in-cheek. john perry On Wednesday, March 6, 20