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O'Reilly School of Technology (OST) has announced an agreement with
Wolfram Research to create a web-based version of Mathematica that takes full advantage of Ajax technologies. Long recognized as the world's most powerful mathematical software system, Mathematica was originally conceived of by Stephen Wolfram two decades ago. Since then program has steadily grown in breadth and depth to become an unparalleled platform for all forms of computing. Given the power of Mathematica as tool for visualizing and understanding mathematics, the pairing of Mathematica with OST's innovative online teaching model was seen as a logical, strategic development to all parties involved.
Called "Hilbert" after the influential German mathematician, David Hilbert, the newly licensed software will be browser accessible and, utilizing AJAX technologies, will emulate the desktop version of the software with remarkable fidelity. "The magic of AJAX will allow OST to combine or 'mash-up' Mathematica with other web-based technologies to deliver and support high quality science and mathematics courses online such as the Calculus&Mathematica courses currently taught through NetMath at the University of Illinois and other universities," explains Scott Gray, Director of the O'Reilly School of Technology. According to Gray, development of the "Hilbert" is currently underway and courses will be available to students in the latter half of 2008....
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