[math4] Math project # 4.N.7 - Recognize classes

[Karlie Robinson]

Doug. 

I've asked the API guys to contact you so you can get rolling.  Just 
bear with them as it's finals week and graduation and they're all a 
little busy right now. 

~Karlie

Doug Glenn wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am volunteering to take this particular project. It has all the
> appearances of something I can do, and something I went through
> recently in school.  I have 25 years of experience in IT, primarily
> desktop/server administration and I am currently on sabbatical.  I had
> reached a dead end in IT having sinned by becoming specialized in zero
> touch deployments and customizing/creating MSI installation packages
> for Enterprise level deployments on thousands of PCs.  At least if I
> wanted to find a job locally. I have hacked a few programs together
> using Python previously and look forward to doing more work with it.
>
> Now I am midway through a BS degree in Informatics, and looking for
> projects that interest me and hone skills I have not used as much
> previously such as programming with Python.  Is there an area where I
> can more of a summary of expectations for this particular section?  I
> had to take three semesters of Math just to get back up to speed
> before I took my first pre-requisite Math course in Modeling in
> Algebra, now I am beginning my course on statistics and probabilities.
>  Everything is fairly fresh in my mind and this project would help
> cement some of the basics deep into my skull as I call upon them here
> to write something to teach with.
>
> During my first semester brushing up on HS level Math, I had a very
> interesting teacher who taught me some interesting, yet easy ways to
> get up to speed, one of which was factoring.  My teacher also
> programmed a little, so we chatted numerous times since that class
> talking computers and teaching methods.  He would be delighted to give
> me a hand, and so both of us will work on trying to get make it
> interesting, challenging and above all, fun.
>
> I have been trying to plow through the last couple months of mail in
> the list trying to get a handle on how things are progressing.  One
> item mentioned was an API.  I would like to find it and see what has
> already been done with it.  I'd also like to see if there is a common
> set of classes people are going to use, etc. It would be great if
> there was a common set of classes, declared global variable names,
> etc.  Has this been done?
>
> Where also would I find all existing source code for these projects?
> Who is writing up the documentation on the API and classes?  The more
> information I can find, the better.
>
> Thanks to all in advance!
>
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