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Amit

• Task	Status	Due
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  ULT workbook	in-progress	Sep 3
  ULT slides	in-progress	Sep 15
  Review App	in-progress	Sep 11

Puneeth

• Task	Status	Due
  FOSSEE Flier	Done	Sep 5
  Advanced Python Handout	in-progress	Sep 15
  Quick Ref for Workshops(first cut)	in-progress	Sep 7

Nishanth

• Task	Status	Due
  Scripts of spoken tutorials	in-progress	Sep 8
  Videos of first two spoken tutorials	Not Started	Sep 10
  Advanced Python handout	in-progress	Sep 15
  Advanced Python workbook	Not Started	Sep 15
  Advanced Python slides	Not Started	Sep 30

Madhu

• Task	Status	Due
  TDD HandOut	In-progress	Sept 3
  TDD Workbook	In-progress	Sept 3
  TDD slides	Not started	Sept 15
  SciPy.in CfP	In progress	Sept 10
  PyCON	As it comes	--

Anoop Jacob Thomas

• Task	Status	Due
  Live Python 10.09	Done	Sept 1
  Basic Python Hand-out	In-progress	Sept 10
  Basic Python Workbook	In-progress	Sept 10
  Basic Python slides	Not started	Sept 15

Notes of Discussions from [2010-08-07 Tue] to [2010-09-10 Fri]

Course level

• Objective
  • Simple, Measurable
  • Audience
  • Background
  • Context
  • Degree (RBT)
• Assessment Strategy
  • Consistent with the objective

Workshops

• Audience:
  • College teachers and students of Science Engineering background
    • basic computer skills
      • be comfortable using the keyboard
      • use an editor
    • basic programming skills
• Behaviour
  • Students
    • should be able to use python for their curricular needs (symbolic and numeric computation)
  • Teachers

    • should be able to use python for teaching (& demonstration) purposes in addition to using it for curricular needs

• Condition
  • interested in using FOSS tools for their curriculum
  • gone through the preparatory material and completed it
    • pass the entry level test (60%)
  • access to computers with requisite stuff installed.
• Degree
  • RBT - Ap
  • 5 (worked out example) from a "standard" text book
  • 75% on the final test.

Module 1: Basic Plotting (16)

• ABCD
  • Audience
    • same
  • Behaviour
    • should be able to generate plots with any combination of built-in
      • mathematical functions provided by pylab
  • Condition
    • being learnt in a self-study tutorial.
    • have python setup in their machine
  • Degree
    • RBT - Ap
• LO: getting started with =ipython= (2)
  • Objective
    • Participants will be able to invoke and use basic features of ipython.
  • ABCD
    • Condition

      • have =python= & =ipython= setup in their machine. no mention of =pylab=

  • Assessment Strategy
    • Built-in interspersed exercises
    • workbook
      • errors, make connection with error message
  • Outline
    • invoking ipython
      • if there's a problem, pre-requisites are not met.
    • getting out
    • explain the prompt
    • typing commands
      • 1+2
        • careful wording to differentiate from print
      • print 1+2
      • history (up, down arrows)
      • backspace, delete key
      • tab completion
        • ab
        • a
        • rou
        • ro
        • r
    • =abs?=, =round?=
    • handling typing errors
      • round(2.48,
        • close it
        • use ^C
• LO: using the =plot= command interactively (2)
  • Outline
    • ipython -pylab
      • pylab brings in the libraries necessary for Scientific Computing.
    • =linspace=,
    • =len=
    • =clf=
    • =plot=
    • using the plot ui
• LO: embellishing a plot (2)
  • Outline
    • Title
    • Label
    • line width, color, style
    • annotations
• LO: saving plots (2)
  • Outline
    • basic savefig
    • png, pdf, ps, eps, svg
    • going to OS and looking at the file
• LO: multiple plots (3)
  • Outline
    • overlays
      • linspace
        • give one with very few points, more points
        • show smoothness of the curve
    • legend
    • figure 1, figure2
    • subplots
• LO: additional features of IPython (2)
  • Outline
    • =%save=, =%history=, =%run=
• LO: module level assessment (3)
  • 10-12 question, time the questions

  • pause & and play when ready to look at answers

  • show the answers
  • one large or two medium questions
  • ex: four_plot

Module 2: Plotting Experimental Data (12)

• ABCD
  • Audience
    • same
  • Behaviour
    • should be able to generate plots with numeric data from files.
  • Condition
    • being learnt in a self-study tutorial.
    • have python setup in their machine
  • Degree
    • Same
• LO: loading data from files (3)
  • loadtxt with unpack=True
    • primes.list (one col)
    • pendulum.txt (two col)
• LO: plotting the data (3)
  • plot L vs. T^2
    • using square function
  • problem with 3 cols
    • 3rd column is error
    • error bar
• LO: other types of plots (3)
  • scatter
  • pie chart
  • bar chart
  • log
  • illustration of other plots, matplotlib help
• LO: module level assessment (3)
  • pos.txt is evaluation

Module 3: Handling Large Data Files (17)

• LO: getting started with lists (2)
  • empty
  • filled lists
    • heterogenity
  • accessing
  • len
  • =append= elements
  • del (+ remove)
• LO: getting started with =for= (2)
  • blocks in python
    • (indentation)
  • blocks in ipython
    • ... prompt
    • hitting enter
  • =for= with a list
  • =range= function
• LO: getting started with strings (2)
  • strings
    • single, double, triple quoted
  • accessing elements
  • show immutability
  • tell that there are methods for manipulation
• LO: getting started with files (3)
  • show file object
  • read the file with =read=
  • closing the file
  • for line in file:
  • print a line
  • append the lines to a list
• LO: parsing data (3)
  • explain what is parsing
  • strip (with strings)
  • split (with strings)
    • with delimiters
      • specify space as delimiter
  • datatype conversion
  • reading from files
    • do the same problem done with loadtxt (for pendulum)
    • basic parse sslc text
• LO: statistics (2)
  • mean
    • summing
  • median
  • std
• LO: module level assessment (3)
  • mean g

Module 4: Arrays and Matrices (14)

• LO: getting started with arrays (2)
  • why arrays
    • speed - simply say
    • array level operations
  • creating arrays
    • direct data
    • list conversion
    • homogeneous
    • builtins - identitiy, zeros,
  • array operations
    • + - * /
• LO: accessing parts of arrays (4)
  • accessing individual elements
  • slicing, striding
  • image manipulation
• LO: Matrices (3)
  • creating matrices
    • direct data
    • list conversion
    • builtins - identitiy, zeros,
  • matrix operations
    • + - * /
    • dot
    • inv
    • det
    • eig
    • norm
    • svd
• LO: Least square fit (2)
  • show pendulum
    • use loadtxt
  • lstsq
• LO: Assessment (3)
  • extract faces from a group photograph

Module 5: using Sage (13)

• LO: getting started with sage notebook (3)
  • about sage
    • ...
  • starting the notebook server
  • using the UI

    • typesetting & print

    • selecting language
      • sage
      • LaTeX
      • python
    • help

      • sum(<tab>

      • ?
• LO: getting started with symbolics (3)
  • symbolic expressions

    • built-in constants & functions

    • algebraic expressions,
    • series
    • integration, differentiation
    • matrices
  • symbolic functions
    • defining
  • simplification

  • finding roots & factors

  • substituting expressions
  • output formats
• LO: using Sage (4)
  • ABCD
    • Degree
      • RBT - U
  • Calculus
    • limits
    • differentiation
    • integration
      • indefinite
      • definite
    • piece-wise functions
    • differential equations
    • maxima, minima
  • Linear Algebra
    • Vectors and Matrices
      • constructions
    • Vector Operations
      • linear combination
      • dot
      • cross
      • pairwise
    • Matrix Operations
      • linear combination
      • matrix multiplication
      • inverse
      • transpose
      • adjoint
      • rank
      • determinant
      • trace
      • norm
    • Solving equations
    • Eigenvalues, eigenvectors
  • Graph Theory
  • Number Theory
• LO: using sage to teach (3)
  • @interact
  • 2D, 3D graphics
  • Graph Theory
  • Share, Publish
  • print
• LO: Assessment (3)
  • 5 questions
  • choice of exercises from one area

Module 6:

• LO: basic datatypes & operators (4)

  • int
    • L, long
  • float
    • repr, str
  • complex
  • boolean
  • conversion functions

  • sequence datatypes & mutability

    • list available sequence datatypes
      • string
      • list
      • tuple
    • mutability
    • conversion
    • common stuff
      • len
      • in
      • max, min, sum, sorted, reversed
      • accessing individual elements
      • slicing, striding
• LO: manipulating lists
  • concatenation
  • slicing
  • striding
  • .sort
  • sorted
  • .reverse
  • reversed
• LO: manipulating strings
  • upper, lower,
  • replace
  • slicing
  • [::-1]
  • reversed
  • palindrome check
• LO: getting started with tuples
  • immutability
  • tuple packing, unpacking
    • a, b = b, a
  • accessing individual elements
  • slicing, striding
• LO: dictionaries
  • empty
  • filled
  • accessing via keys
  • .values(), .keys()
  • in
  • iteration
• LO: conditionals
  • if, elif, else
  • pass
• LO: loops
  • pass, break, continue
• LO: I/O
• LO: sets
• LO: getting started with functions
• LO: advanced features of functions
• LO: using python modules
  • scipy
  • pylab
  • sys
• LO: writing python scripts (2)
  • import
• LO: writing python applications
  • modules
• LO: testing and debugging
• LO: survey of advanced features (4)
  • special functions
  • solving polynomials
  • non-linear equations
  • ODE
  • FFT
  • Mayavi - 3D visualization

Along with registration

• submit list of books, which are going to be used
• identify exercises for conversion at the time of registration
  • students responsibility to avoid duplication
• registration shows what everybody has chosen.
  • book, edition, page number, exercise,
• we should have a list of problems to be assigned
  • duplication
  • no problems chosen
• send DVDs with spoken tutorials
  • index.html with sequence of spoken tutorials
    • module details
    • coverage
    • ...

Meeting Notes for [2010-09-07 Tue]

Attended by

• Amit
• Anoop
• Asokan
• Bhanukiran
• Madhu
• Nishanth
• Prabhu
• Puneeth

Textbook conversion

• put-up a site showing problems chapter-wise

fossee.in

• scilab.in
  • now redirects to scilab.fossee.in
• python.fossee.in
  • will be future site
  • old fossee.in links will redirect to appropriate links in python.fossee.in

Workshops

• Workflow
  • online registration should be set up
  • min 10 teachers, 30 students
  • TODO pre course work - spoken tutorials/cut paste python tutorial
  • first day morning - we have a one hour assessment.
  • people who clear the test only get certificate.
  • rest of the workshop is designed only for people who cleared the test.
  • unless these conditions are met, money will not be disbursed
• Revamped workshop schedule
  • first day
    • 4 sessions of current
      • uses =ipython -pylab=
    • 2 sessions of symbolics
      • using sage
  • second day
    • start with arithmetic code.
• Other workshop requests
  • swati
  • VC, VTU
  • coimbatore

Meeting Notes for [2010-09-03 Fri]

Attended by

• Amit
• Anoop
• Bhanukiran
• Madhu
• Nishanth
• PR
• Puneeth

Time

• [2010-09-03 Fri 12:30]--[2010-09-03 Fri 14:15]

Amit

• Update the events page.
• Review App

  • done with JavaScript

  • working on the builder [2010-09-11 Sat]
    • document your process
• ULT
  • Handout - DONE
  • Workbook - [2010-09-06 Mon]

Anoop

• SEES - [2010-09-15 Wed]
  • Handout
  • Workbook
  • Slides

• LivePython

  • Done
• Sage Days wrapping up [2010-09-10 Fri]
  • sending out DDs
  • get the addresses and stuff
  • payments
  • Report

Bhanu

• Video conversion

Madhu

• New strategy for workshops
  • Discuss about workshop structure when Asokan
• SEES
  • Nose vs. unit test framework
    • too many options?
  • Handout - DONE
  • Workbook - [2010-09-03 Fri]

Nishanth

• Spoken Tutorials
  • Reviews
  • We want level 0 published.
  • What is the feedback
    • User feedback
    • Integrated into spoken-tutorials site
  • All the scripts ready by [2010-09-08 Wed]
  • 2 videos should be ready [2010-09-10 Fri]
  • Ideas
    • We need a promotional video
    • Make a spoken tutorial on making a spoken tutorial.
    • What to do for dubbing? How?
• SEES
• Sage Server
  • Take a machine and try it out.

Puneeth

• Get FOSSEE handout ready [2010-09-03 Fri]
• Workshops
  • Confirm who is going to Next workshops
• Quick refs - first cut [2010-09-07 Tue]
  • plotting
  • arrays
  • scipy stuff
  • additional help
• Advanced python along with Nishanth

Misc

• New Web structure
  • central site with common stuff.
  • py.fossee.in, sage.fossee.in, scilab.fossee.in
    • check if something intelligent do-able w.r.t redirection
      • from old pages.
  • Discuss this when Asokan is here.

• Have a help@fossee.in mailing list

  • any questions can be discussed here.
  • questions can be redirected to appropriate lists
• Hiring Pradeepto?
• RMS event
  • FOSSEE handout
    • one page
    • what are we
      • who is funding this project?
    • where are we
      • logos
      • fossee, scilab
      • links to each of those.
    • what we do?
      • workshops
      • conferences
      • spoken tutorials
      • sprints
    • what we can do for you?
      • workshops
      • we'll courier you dvds
    • uesful links.
    • Quick ref
    • jobs, info, #fossee
  • SAGE handout
  • DVD
• What license are we using?
  • Needs to be discussed next week.

MoM: 20 Aug, 2010

• Hiring - Punch
  • Check with IRCC about advertisements
  • Check with Asokan - hiring mail, advertisements
• Textbook Champion - Anoop
  • Work to be delegated to Banukiran
  • Coordinate with Banukiran
  • Help him set up things
  • Chalk out a plan
  • Decide upon the courses
  • Figure out honorarium for contributors/students
  • Create a standard document for the entire process
  • Try to get interns at their own cost
  • Honorarium can be paid
• Hiring Banukiran
  • Tansa room is blocked
  • Tansa room will be available from this Sunday
  • Banukiran is joining on 1st September
• Test App - Amit
  • Done
  • Needs to be tested
  • There should be interface to add, delete and edit questions
  • Should be testable
  • If the test is to be manual evaluated, app should give interface
    • to do it
  • Needs to be up for next workshop
  • Deadline - 1st of October
• Review app
  • Deadline - 10th of September
  • Has to be deployable with Documentation
  • Make it a release
• Wiki - Punch
  • Update schedules
  • ACL for FOSSEE group for these schedules
  • PR should create a login
• Spoken tutorials - Nishanth
  • Get the first version ready by getting it reviewed from PR
  • Deadline - 27th August
• Sage server
  • Get a machine
  • Run the Sage server on it

MoM: 17 Aug, 2010

• Review app - Amit
• Test app - Amit

• LivePython DVD - Anoop

  • Install Java for running 3D plots in Sage
• Textbook - Anoop
  • Bunch of text books to be converted in the campus
    • 2 day crunched up workshop for IIT-B students
    • Contact instructors of courses
    • Get students to convert the text books
    • Get the work reviewed by the instructor
    • Organize sprints once in a fortnight
    • Pay the students
    • Contact Banukiran
• SEES - Madhu
  • Plan the course of action for SEES
  • Target for Winter vacation
  • Talk to students
  • Sprints with Sage
    • Should involve using hg as exercise
    • Chose a bug and fix it or solve a text book problem
    • Use hg to create the patch
    • Upload to trac too
• Sage workshop - Madhu with PA
  • Restructure entire workshop to use Sage notebook than IPython
  • Discuss with Asokan sir about it and make a plan
• Blog post about "Why it is cool to work at FOSSEE?" - Nishanth
• Spoken Tutorials - Nishanth
  • Plan the course of action
  • Report the status of workshop spoken tutorials
• Sage Champion - Nishanth
  • Setup a Sage server for IITB
  • Maintain it
  • Help others setup server

• PyTasks - Nishanth

  • Ask Ganesh to take one text book and convert it to Sage
  • Go through this entire process on paper (meaning mails)
  • Document the process

  • Restructure PyTask to simulate this process

• Hiring - Puneeth
  • Wide circulation of mails
    • All possible mailing lists
    • People who have shown interest previously
  • Hiring should be based type of the work
    • Writers/Editors - preferably people with BA degree
    • Event Manager
    • Project Manager
    • Instructional Designer
    • Graphic Designer
  • Check with IRCC with Deepak's help as to how we can hire Diploma
    • holder's and people who don't hold a degree
  • When can we see new faces?
  • Check with Ganesh as to how he can help
• Quickref - Puneeth
  • For everything covered in the workshop

  • Must be package based - Matplotlib, NumPy, SciPy

• Organizing and managing workshops - Puneeth
  • Re-initiate all the requests
• Miscellaneous
  • Honorarium to be paid to Kamal for Logo design - PR and Madhu
  • Kamal can't be hired since he doesn't hold a degree
  • Review hiring write-up - PR and Puneeth