From 62940176edf0714412a3f7b780c0f9856c4d1a20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jens=20Axel=20S=C3=B8gaard?= Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:41:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated readme --- README.md | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5795135fd..88334a204 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ Bracket ======= -This source repository holds the beginning of a CAS (computer algebra -system) written in the programming language Racket. +Bracket is a computer algebra system (CAS) written in Racket. -The goal is not to write a CAS with the scope of Maxima and Mathematica, -but rather to make CAS that can handle high school problems including -symbolic equation solving, differentiation, integration and sums. +The goal is to write a CAS suitable for all tasks in a +high school mathematics curriculum. That is, the goal is not +to write a CAS with the scope of Maxima and Mathematica. + +The most relevant problem types are: symbolic equation solving, +differentiation, integration, sums, and, vector calculations. The GUI will be inspired by NSpire which interface is very accessible -to high school students (but whose programming language, well, is +to high school students (but whose programming language is, well, rather poor). Since Racket supports platforms independent GUIs til program will be available on Windows, OS X, and, Linux.