# HG changeset patch # User Puneeth Chaganti # Date 1289987186 -19800 # Node ID 0cce79a7d4ea001ed8849390a0968b7ea8c533e3 # Parent 8cef2fe80e60f67463c7c57a2346c5e4e76a308d Minor corrections by PR & KD. diff -r 8cef2fe80e60 -r 0cce79a7d4ea fossee-flier.tex --- a/fossee-flier.tex Thu Oct 28 14:04:08 2010 +0530 +++ b/fossee-flier.tex Wed Nov 17 15:16:26 2010 +0530 @@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ \begin{list2} \item Design courses to teach the use of FOSS tools. \item Create content for these courses --- written material, - spoken tutorials, lectures. + spoken tutorials and lectures. \item Conduct workshops to spread the adoption of these tools \item Conduct conferences to popularize these tools across the country. -\item Organize sprints to generate relevant material -\item Solve curricular exercises using FOSS tools +\item Organize sprints to generate relevant material. +\item Solve curricular exercises using FOSS tools. \end{list2} {\bf What we can do for you} @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ \item Portable and cross-platform \item Excellent scientific computing libraries \item Full fledged programming language -\item SAGE, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and Cython make Python an Open - Source alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, +\item SAGE, NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib and Cython make Python an open + source alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, Mathematica\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, Magma\textsuperscript{\textregistered} and Maple\textsuperscript{\textregistered} @@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ {\bf Salient features of our Workshops} \begin{list2} -\item Recipe based approach designed for beginners +\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 One can start using Python for curricular needs like plotting, + symbolic and numeric calculations, right away \item Free of cost \end{list2} @@ -176,9 +177,9 @@ \item Modeling \& simulation of dynamical systems \end{list2} -It's capabilities can be extend through the use of readily available -or custom made toolboxes where the extensions can be written in -ubiquitous lower level languages like Fortran and C. +Its capabilities can be extended through the use of readily available +or custom-made toolboxes where the extensions can be written in +ubiquitous, lower level languages like Fortran and C. \small{{\bf Scilab/Xcos}}\\* Scilab/Xcos is a graphical dynamical system modeler and @@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ Scico/Xcos is used for signal processing, systems control, queuing systems, and to study physical and biological systems. It can be used to model and simulate mechanical systems, hydraulic systems, -electrical systems, chemical systems, biological systems and many +electrical systems, chemical systems, biological systems, and many more. \includegraphics[height=2in]{blank} @@ -204,7 +205,8 @@ \begin{list2} \item Website - \url{http://fossee.in} -\item General help, Queries, Workshop requests - \url{info@fossee.in} +\item General help, Queries and 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} @@ -214,7 +216,8 @@ \begin{list2} \item Website - \url{http://scilab.in} -\item General Help, Queries, Workshop requests - \url{contact@scilab.in} +\item General Help, Queries and 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}