Minor corrections by PR & KD. default tip
authorPuneeth Chaganti <punchagan@fossee.in>
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:16:26 +0530
changeset 20 0cce79a7d4ea
parent 19 8cef2fe80e60
Minor corrections by PR & KD.
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}