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The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. – Eden Philpotts, via John Baez

Intro to Sage

Sage is…

  • A general purpose symbolic computer algebra system (CAS) like Mathematica, Maple, Magma, etc.
  • Designed to be accessible and useful right away for people with some math background.
  • Accessed through your browser.
  • Powerful, as we shall see…

Why Sage? We have Mathematica…

  • Cost.

Homepage Dreams

I would like to get my homepage in shape (easier than myself). I saw Magnus' homepage and was inspired. Magnus is the author of the Epilicious extension for Gnome's Epiphany web browser. I found his site while trying to file a bug report for same. He is interested in some of the same things as I am, but his site is well-organized, friendly to navigate, and full of content.

Getting my hands dirty with MTH 421 ODEs

The author of my ODE text V.I. Arnold giving the modern (last 50 years) abstract mathematics curriculum a sound flogging. Quite entertaining IMO.