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This is supposed to be a high-level overview and list of functionality that is easily available
from the standard SAGE interface. In particular, don't list functionality that is only available,
e.g., by directly calling GAP or other systems. Also, this is aimed at people who have never heard
of programs like GAP, Singular, etc., and don't care how SAGE does things -- they just want to know
exactly ''what'' SAGE can do.
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 * Computing a Groebner basis is fast because of the SINGULAR computer algebra system.  * Fast computation of Groebner basis.
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== Crypto == == Cryptography ==
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 * The notebook is a useful tool for basic math education because of its flexible visualization/output capabilities.  * The SAGE notebook (a graphical interface) is a useful tool for basic math education because of its flexible visualization/output capabilities.
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 * A web-browser based graphical interface, which anybody can easily use or share. The GUI can also be used for any math software that SAGE interfaces with.
 * A wiki with math typesetting preconfigured.
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 * SAGE provides interpreter interfaces to Axiom, CoCoA, GAP, KASH, Macaulay2, Magma, Maple, Mathematica, Matlab, Maxima, MuPAD, Octave, and Singular.
 * SAGE provides C/C++-library interfaces to NTL, PARI, Linbox, and mwrank.
 * Interpreter interfaces to Axiom, CoCoA, GAP, KASH, Macaulay2, Magma, Maple, Mathematica, Matlab, Maxima, MuPAD, Octave, and Singular.
 * C/C++-library interfaces to NTL, PARI, Linbox, and mwrank.
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 * The reduced row echelon form of e.g. dense 20,000x20,000 matrices over GF(2) can be computed in seconds and 50MB of RAM.
 * Computation of reduced row echelon forms of sparse matrices is supported.
 * Compute the reduced row echelon form of e.g. dense 20,000x20,000 matrices over GF(2) in seconds and 50MB of RAM.
 * Computation of reduced row echelon forms of sparse matrices.
 * Fast matrix multiplication, characteristic polynomial and echelon forms of dense matrices over QQ.
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 * Compute Mordell-Weil groups of (many) elliptic curves using both invariants and algebraic 2-descents.
 * A wide range of number theoretic functions, e.g., euler_phi, primes enumeration, sigma, tau_qexp, etc.
 * Compute the number of points on an elliptic curve modulo p for all primes p less than a million in seconds.
 * Optimized implementation of the SEA point counting algorithm for counting points modulo p when p is large.
 * An optimized modern quadratic Sieve for factoring integers n = p*q.
 * Modular symbols for general weight, character, Gamma1, and GammaH.
 * Modular forms for general weight >= 2, character, Gamma1, and GammaH.
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 * Fast arithmetic and special functions
 * Matrix and vector arithmetic, QR decomposition, system solving
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 * SAGE provides 2d plotting functionality similar to Mathematica's.
 * SAGE provides limited 3d plotting via an included ray tracer.

What SAGE Can Do

This is supposed to be a high-level overview and list of functionality that is easily available from the standard SAGE interface. In particular, don't list functionality that is only available, e.g., by directly calling GAP or other systems. Also, this is aimed at people who have never heard of programs like GAP, Singular, etc., and don't care how SAGE does things -- they just want to know exactly what SAGE can do.

Calculus

Commutative Algebra

  • Fast computation of Groebner basis.

Cryptography

  • Classical ciphers are well supported.

Elementary Education

  • The SAGE notebook (a graphical interface) is a useful tool for basic math education because of its flexible visualization/output capabilities.

Finite Fields

  • Basic arithmetic over finite extension fields is fast because of the Givaro library.

Graphical Interface

  • A web-browser based graphical interface, which anybody can easily use or share. The GUI can also be used for any math software that SAGE interfaces with.
  • A wiki with math typesetting preconfigured.

Group Theory

Interfaces

  • Interpreter interfaces to Axiom, CoCoA, GAP, KASH, Macaulay2, Magma, Maple, Mathematica, Matlab, Maxima, MuPAD, Octave, and Singular.
  • C/C++-library interfaces to NTL, PARI, Linbox, and mwrank.

Linear Algebra

  • Compute the reduced row echelon form of e.g. dense 20,000x20,000 matrices over GF(2) in seconds and 50MB of RAM.
  • Computation of reduced row echelon forms of sparse matrices.
  • Fast matrix multiplication, characteristic polynomial and echelon forms of dense matrices over QQ.

Number Theory

  • Compute Mordell-Weil groups of (many) elliptic curves using both invariants and algebraic 2-descents.
  • A wide range of number theoretic functions, e.g., euler_phi, primes enumeration, sigma, tau_qexp, etc.
  • Compute the number of points on an elliptic curve modulo p for all primes p less than a million in seconds.
  • Optimized implementation of the SEA point counting algorithm for counting points modulo p when p is large.
  • An optimized modern quadratic Sieve for factoring integers n = p*q.
  • Modular symbols for general weight, character, Gamma1, and GammaH.
  • Modular forms for general weight >= 2, character, Gamma1, and GammaH.

Numerical Computation

  • Fast arithmetic and special functions
  • Matrix and vector arithmetic, QR decomposition, system solving

p-adic Numbers

Plotting

  • SAGE provides 2d plotting functionality similar to Mathematica's.
  • SAGE provides limited 3d plotting via an included ray tracer.

cando (last edited 2008-11-14 13:42:15 by anonymous)