FOSS For Students
Aug 22, 2008, 13:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by W. Dean Freeman)
"Maxima is powerful, and it can take a while to become an expert
user. However, unlike the case with more advanced systems such as
MatLab and Octave, beginners should have no trouble using Maxima
for classes such as college algebra or calculus, thanks largely to
a comprehensive online help system."
Complete
Story
Related Stories:
- Intel Chairman Craig Barrett Talks The Impact of Technology(Aug 20, 2008)
- Music Education With Linux Sound Tools, Redux(Aug 20, 2008)
- China Takes Lead in Linux Education(Aug 19, 2008)
- Why Microsoft and Intel Tried to Kill the XO $100 Laptop(Aug 12, 2008)
- Malware How-to's Part of Computer Science Class(Aug 12, 2008)
- Teaching Tech to Tots: The Use of Linux and Open Source in Pre-schools(Aug 04, 2008)
- FOSS in Schools: a Teacher Speaks(Jul 14, 2008)
- School Switches to Linux, Hopes to Keep MS Funds(Jul 08, 2008)
- Open Source Community Pushes Canberra on School Computer Fund(Jul 02, 2008)
- The Russian Schools Linux Pilot Goes Nationwide(Jul 01, 2008)
- Can We Give Every School Child in the UK a Linux Notebook and Still Save Money?(Jun 26, 2008)
