From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 8 10:52:16 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6D4B106566C; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:52:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A118E8FC08; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:52:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncsd.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.59] helo=ncs.bris.ac.uk) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RjqM7-00016D-14; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:52:09 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by ncs.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RjqLh-00047W-KH; Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:51:37 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q08ApbiM010367; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:51:37 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q08Apbkd010366; Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:51:37 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bris.ac.uk using -f Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 10:51:37 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120108105137.GA10320@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Subject: anybody close to Bristol, UK, wants to give a talk on FreeBSD and numerical analysis to UG students? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:52:17 -0000 Introduction: I'll be teaching computer based modelling to year 1 mechanical engineering students. The unit is based around Matlab, which is not ideal, in my opinion, but is beyond my control. The unit is pretty low level - I have to start from loops and conditional statements, but ultimately I want them to be able to tackle numerical solution of algebraic and diff. equations and a bit of graphics. I want to complement Matlab by several lectures giving students a broader view of numerical computing and related subjects. For example, I'll probably talk about vector vs raster graphics and related software, precision of floating point calculations, intro to latex, importance of standards in software, etc. What I'm looking for: I'd like to have one lecture on FreeBSD and what it can do for numerical analysis. I'm looking for somebody who can come to Bristol on a Tuesday between 31-FEB-2012 and 20-MAR-2012 and give a 50 min lecture from 1400 to 1450 to about 120-150 students. The exact details of the talk are not that important. Some of them would've heard of linux, probably not of FreeBSD. Some of them would've used macs, but unlikely any software beyound MS office. The talk can just raise the students' awareness that numerical analysis tools available via FreeBSD ports are an alternative to Matlab. I'll pay the travel expences (have to double check with the finance office) but cannot pay for the talk itself. If you are interested, or have another idea, please get in touch directly. Thanks Anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423