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52 It is funded by the {\bf MHRD} as a part of the \emph{National |
52 It is funded by the {\bf MHRD} as a part of the \emph{National |
53 Mission on Education through Information and Communication |
53 Mission on Education through Information and Communication |
54 Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being `Adaptation and |
54 Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being "Adaptation and |
55 deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB, |
55 deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, |
56 ORCAD etc.' |
56 ORCAD\textsuperscript{\textregistered} etc." |
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58 {\bf What do we do?} |
58 {\bf What do we do?} |
59 \begin{list2} |
59 \begin{list2} |
60 \item Design courses to teach the use of FOSS tools. |
60 \item Design courses to teach the use of FOSS tools. |
61 \item Create content for these courses --- written material, |
61 \item Create content for these courses --- written material, |
80 \url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. |
80 \url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. |
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85 %% Scilab Team |
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89 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\ |
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90 \url{http://scilab.in} |
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91 \end{center} |
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93 {\bf Why Scilab} \\ |
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94 Scilab with Xcos is an Open Source Alternative to MATLAB |
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96 {\bf Applications of Scilab} \\ |
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97 \begin{list2} |
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98 \item Signal processing |
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99 \item Controls |
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100 \item Virtual labs project |
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101 \item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation |
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102 \item Data analysis/regression |
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103 \end{list2} |
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105 \begin{center} |
86 \begin{center} |
106 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python} |
87 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python} |
107 \end{center} |
88 \end{center} |
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90 Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. |
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109 {\bf Why Python} |
92 {\bf Why Python} |
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111 \begin{list2} |
94 \begin{list2} |
112 \item Easy to learn |
95 \item Easy to learn |
113 \item Can be coded in Procedural and Object Oriented way |
96 \item Supports both procedural and Object Oriented programming |
114 \item Portable and cross-platform |
97 \item Portable and cross-platform |
115 \item Good for Scientific computing but not confined to it. Full fledged programming language |
98 \item Excellent scientific computing libraries |
116 \item SAGE, numpy, scipy and matplotlib make it a complete Open Source alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica, Magma and Maple |
99 \item Full fledged programming language |
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100 \item SAGE, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and Cython make it an Open Source alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, |
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101 Mathematica\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, Magma\textsuperscript{\textregistered} and Maple\textsuperscript{\textregistered} |
117 \end{list2} |
102 \end{list2} |
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119 {\bf Applications of Python}\\ |
104 {\bf Applications of Python}\\ |
120 |
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121 \begin{list2} |
106 \begin{list2} |
122 \item Numeric and Symbolic computation |
107 \item Numeric and Symbolic computation |
123 \item Exploration and Visualization |
108 \item Exploration and Visualization |
124 \item High performance |
109 \item 2D/3D Graphics |
125 \item Parallel computing |
110 \item High performance parallel computing |
126 \item User interfaces, Web |
111 \item User interfaces |
127 \item Designing games |
112 \item Web development |
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113 \item Game development and various other domains |
128 \end{list2} |
114 \end{list2} |
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130 {\bf Salient features of our Workshops} |
116 {\bf Salient features of our Workshops} |
131 |
117 |
132 \begin{list2} |
118 \begin{list2} |
133 \item Recipe based approach designed for complete beginners |
119 \item Recipe based approach designed for beginners |
134 \item High quality material taught by experts in the domain |
120 \item High quality material taught by experts in the domain |
135 \item Large variety of real world examples, exercises and tests |
121 \item Variety of real world examples and exercises |
136 \item Get started with using Python for scientific purposes right away |
122 \item Start using Python for curricular needs like plotting, symbolic and numeric calculations, right away |
137 \item Participation certificate endorsed by IIT-B |
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138 \item Free of cost |
123 \item Free of cost |
139 \end{list2} |
124 \end{list2} |
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126 {\bf How to get involved} |
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128 \begin{list2} |
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129 \item Participate in sprints |
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130 \item Participate in textbook conversion |
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131 \item Review material of converted textbooks |
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132 \end{list2} |
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144 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage} |
135 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage} |
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146 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy} |
137 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy} |
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148 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi} |
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152 {\bf Something about organizations using Python } \\ |
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156 {\bf Something about SAGE or Salient features of SAGE } \\ |
147 \begin{center} |
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148 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\ |
158 {\bf How to get involved} |
149 \url{http://scilab.in} |
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150 \end{center} |
160 \begin{list2} |
151 |
161 \item Participate in sprints |
152 Scilab is an open source scientific software package for numerical computations providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab with Xcos acts as an Open Source Alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}. |
162 \item Participate in textbook conversion |
153 |
163 \item Review material of converted textbooks |
154 {\bf Applications of Scilab} \\ |
164 \end{list2} |
155 \begin{list2} |
165 |
156 \item 2-D and 3-D graphics, animation |
166 \vspace{3in} |
157 \item Controls |
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158 \item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation |
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159 \item Data analysis/regression |
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160 \item Signal processing |
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161 \item And a number of various domains. |
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169 %% Hiring & Contact Us |
167 %% Hiring & Contact Us |
170 {\bf Contact us!} |
168 {\bf Contact us!} |
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