--- 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.
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@@ -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}