Would like to code for sympy

[Thomas]

Hi,

I'm interested in applying for GSOC this year and i'm really interested in learning Python, I just had a few general questions.

I haven't been able to apply as of yet and i'm just wondering if its too late to do so?

I have minimal to no programming experience with Python but I have extensive knowledge of mathematics and mechanics, what sort of projects would you recommend for me?

Here is a little bit of my background information for you to get an idea of what skills I could offer:

Finishing 3rd year Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering 

Code as a hobby, delved into web development.

Programming:

• Matlab             (Advanced)
  
• Mathematica    (Advanced)
  
• C++                 (Experienced)
  
• PHP & MySQL (Experienced)
  
• HTML & CSS    (Experienced)
  

Any insight or advice would be appreciated.

-Thomas

[Tom Bachmann]

Hello,

as far as I can tell it's not too late. Take a look at our ideas page to
learn how to get started (note in particular that there is a patch
requirement), write up a proposal and discuss it here!

Best,
Tom

On 31.03.2012 02:59, Thomas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm interested in applying for GSOC this year and i'm really interested
> in learning Python, I just had a few general questions.
>
> I haven't been able to apply as of yet and i'm just wondering if its too
> late to do so?
> I have minimal to no programming experience with Python but I have
> extensive knowledge of mathematics and mechanics, what sort of projects
> would you recommend for me?
>
> Here is a little bit of my background information for you to get an idea
> of what skills I could offer:
>
> Finishing 3rd year Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering
>
> Code as a hobby, delved into web development.
>
> Programming:
>

> * Matlab (Advanced)
> * Mathematica (Advanced)
> * C++ (Experienced)
> * PHP & MySQL (Experienced)
> * HTML & CSS (Experienced)

>
>
> Any insight or advice would be appreciated.
>
> -Thomas
>
>
>

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[Joachim Durchholz]

I see you have rather broad programming experience, which should help
you with Python.
You may have a learning curve with git and github ahead of you. Grab the
Pro Git book (available online), get yourself a Github account, pick an
issue from SymPy's tracker, and start working on that. If you don't hit
a snag (and we're here to help you with that), you should be able to
make it until the deadline and still have a few days buffer left.

[Aaron Meurer]

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Thomas <t.tcho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm interested in applying for GSOC this year and i'm really interested in
> learning Python, I just had a few general questions.
>
> I haven't been able to apply as of yet and i'm just wondering if its too
> late to do so?

It's not too late, but it almost is, so you'll need to do things quickly.

> I have minimal to no programming experience with Python but I have extensive
> knowledge of mathematics and mechanics, what sort of projects would you
> recommend for me?

It's tough to say. I recommend reading though the ideas page and
finding things that sound interesting to you. We do have a mechanics
module with some project suggestions relating to it (search the
mailing list for more info on that).

Aaron Meurer

>
> Here is a little bit of my background information for you to get an idea of
> what skills I could offer:
>
> Finishing 3rd year Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering
>
> Code as a hobby, delved into web development.
>
> Programming:
>
> Matlab             (Advanced)
> Mathematica    (Advanced)
> C++                 (Experienced)
> PHP & MySQL (Experienced)
> HTML & CSS    (Experienced)
>
>
> Any insight or advice would be appreciated.
>
> -Thomas
>
>
>