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\url{http://fossee.in}

 \emph{Free and Open source Software in Science \& Engineering Education}. 
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The goal of this project is to enable the teachers and students of Science and Engineering in India to use open
source software tools for all their computational needs, thereby improving the quality of instruction and learning. 
We are focusing on Python and Scilab in the area of Scientific Computation.

{\bf Where are we}

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The project is based at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
({\bf IIT-B}).  

{\bf Who funds us}

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It is funded by the {\bf MHRD} as a part of the \emph{National
  Mission on Education through Information and Communication
  Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being "Adaptation and
deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered},
ORCAD\textsuperscript{\textregistered} etc."

{\bf What we do}
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\item Design courses to teach the use of FOSS tools.
\item Create content for these courses ---  written material,
  spoken tutorials, lectures. 
\item Conduct workshops to spread the adoption of these tools
\item Conduct conferences to popularize these tools in India
\item Organize sprints to generate relevant material 
\item Solve curricular exercises and problems using FOSS tools
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{\bf What we can do for you}
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\item Conduct a workshop in your college
\item Send you customized GNU/Linux distributions with all the tools
  installed  
\item Send you written and audio/visual material
\item Help you start using FOSS tools in your curriculum
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{\bf Hiring}\\*
We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team. Look at
\url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. 

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Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability.

{\bf Why Python}

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\item Easy to learn
\item Supports both procedural and Object Oriented programming
\item Portable and cross-platform
\item Excellent scientific computing libraries
\item Full fledged programming language
\item SAGE, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and Cython make it an Open Source alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, 
Mathematica\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, Magma\textsuperscript{\textregistered} and Maple\textsuperscript{\textregistered}
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{\bf Applications of Python}\\

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\item Numeric and Symbolic computation
\item Exploration and Visualization
\item 2D/3D Graphics
\item High performance parallel computing
\item User interfaces
\item Web development
\item Game development and various other domains
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{\bf Salient features of our Workshops}

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\item Recipe based approach designed for beginners
\item High quality material taught by experts in the domain
\item Variety of real world examples and exercises
\item Start using Python for curricular needs like plotting, symbolic and numeric calculations, right away
\item Free of cost
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{\bf How to get involved}

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\item Participate in sprints
\item Participate in textbook conversion
\item Review material of converted textbooks
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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}.

{\bf Applications of Scilab} \\
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\item 2-D and 3-D graphics, animation
\item Controls
\item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation
\item Data analysis/regression
\item Signal processing
\item And a number of various domains.
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{\bf Contact us!}

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\small{{\bf Python}}

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\item Website - \url{http://fossee.in}
\item General Help, Queries, Workshop requests - \url{info@fossee.in}
\item Downloads - \url{http://fossee.in/Downloads}
\item Mailing list for discussion and help -\\
  \url{http://fossee.in/mailman/listinfo/python-help} 
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\small{{\bf Scilab}}

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\item Website - \url{http://scilab.in}
\item General Help, Queries, Workshop requests - \url{contact@scilab.in}
\item Downloads - \url{http://scilab.in/DownloadScilab}
\item Mailing list for Scilab discussion and help -\\
  \url{http://scilab.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss}
\item Mailing list for Scilab announcements - \\
  \url{http://scilab.in/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/announce} 
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Sponsored by the {\bf MHRD}\\* 
under the \\*
{\bf National Mission on Education through Information \&
  Communication Technology}
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