Education/Applications/Desktop/Ages 12-18
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Applications for teenagers (from 12 up to 18 years)
Index: Amusement - Computer science - Math - Natural sciences - Artistic scope - Languages| - Sundry
Amusement
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| gnuchess | A worthy chess opponent that runs in text mode. Find an X11 interface in the xboard package. | http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/chess.html | | | | | | ||
| kanagram | Kanagram is a replacement for KMessedWords, and is new in KDE 3.5. Kanagram mixes up the letters of a word (creating an anagram), and you have to guess what the mixed up word is. | http://edu.kde.org/kanagram/ | | | | | | ||
| blinken | blinKen is the KDE version of the well-known game Simon Says.
Follow the pattern of sounds and lights as long as you can! Press the start game button to begin. Watch the computer and copy the pattern it makes. Complete the sequence in the right order to win. | http://edu.kde.org/blinken/ | | | | | | ||
| khangman | KHangman is the classical hangman game. The child should guess a word letter by letter. At each miss, the picture of a hangman appears. After 10 tries, if the word is not guessed, the game is over and the answer is displayed. | http://edu.kde.org/khangman/ | | | | | | ||
| knights | Knights is a themeable chess front-end. You can play against the crafty engine or via an Internet server. | http://knights.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| kmahjongg | KMahjongg is a clone of the well known tile based patience game of the same name. In the game you have to empty a game board filled with piece by removing pieces of the same type. | http://games.kde.org/kmahjongg/ | | | | | | ||
| kmines | KMines is the classical Minesweeper game where you have to find mines by logical deduction. | http://kmines.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| kpat | KPatience is a collection of various patience games known all over the world. It includes Klondike, Freecell, Yukon, Forty and Eight and many more. The game has nice graphics and many different carddecks. | http://www.kde.org | | | | | | ||
| kreversi | KReversi is a board game game where two players have to gain the majority of pieces on the board. This is done by tactically placing ones pieces to turn over the opponents pieces. | http://www.kde.org | | | | | | ||
| KSudoku | KSudoku is a program that can generate and solve sudoku puzzles. The word Sudoku means "single number in an alloted place" in Japanese. Some cells are filled with a number at the beginnning: the remaining are to be filled by the player using numbers from 1 to 9, without repeating a number twice on each column, row, or subsquare. | http://ksudoku.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| lincity-ng | LinCity-NG is a city simulation game. It is a polished and improved version of the classic LinCity game. Within the scope of the GoTM project at happypenguin, a new iso-3D graphics engine was created with a completely redone and modern GUI. | http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page | | | | | | ||
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Computer science
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| Blender | Blender is the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. | http://www.blender.org/ | | | | | | ||
| Bluefish | Bluefish is a HTML editor designed for the experienced Web designer (supports HTML, PHP, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, C, Pascal and more). | http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/ | We packaged bluefish and bluefish-unstable. Your decision which package you use... ;-) | | | | | | |
| BlueJ | An integrated Java environment specifically designed for introductory teaching. | http://www.bluej.org/ | | | | | | ||
| eXelearning | eXe, the eLearning XHTML editor, is an authoring environment which enables teachers to publish web content in standard package formats (like IMS Content Packages and SCORM) without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Content generated using eXe can be used by any Learning Management System. | http://exelearning.org/ | | | | | | ||
| gambas | This project aims at making a graphical development environment based on a Basic interpreter, so that we have a language like Visual Basicâ„¢ under Linux. | http://gambas.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| kile | Kile is a LaTeX Source Editor and TeX Shell. | http://kile.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| Knoda | Knoda is a database front-end for MySQL and PostgreSQL, which also contains a generic ODBC driver. You can use it for creating tables and databases, forms, reports, and queries. Knoda has also an export and import filter for CSV files. | http://www.knoda.org/ | | | | | | ||
| kturtle | KTurtle is an educational programming environment for the KDE Desktop. KTurtle aims to make programming as easy and touchable as possible, and therefore can be used to teach kids the basics of math, geometry and... programming. | http://edu.kde.org/kturtle/ | | | | | | ||
| LabPlot | LabPlot is for scientific 2D and 3D data and function plotting. The various display and analysis functions are explained in the handbook (KDE help center). LabPlot also provides a component for easily viewing the project files in Konqueror. | http://labplot.sourceforge.net/index-de.html | | | | | | ||
| NVU | A complete Web authoring system for Linux Desktop users, similar to Microsoft Windows programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") makes managing a Web site a snap. Now anyone can create Web pages and manage a Web site with no technical expertise or HTML knowledge. | http://www.nvu.com/ | | | | | | ||
| Quanta | Quanta Plus is a highly stable and feature rich web development environment. The vision with Quanta has always been to start with the best architectural foundations, design for efficient and natural use and enable maximal user extensibility. | http://quanta.kdewebdev.org/ | The package is renamed to kdewebdev on openSUSE > 10.1 | | | | | | |
| Rekall | Rekall is a programmable personal database management system (DBMS). It supports form and report generation. | http://www.rekallrevealed.org/ | | | | | | ||
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Math
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| Basic Calculator (bc) | bc is an interpreter that supports numbers of arbitrary precision and the interactive execution of statements. The syntax has some similarities to the C programming language. A standard math library is available through command line options. When used, the math library is read in before any other input files. bc then reads in all other files from the command line, evaluating their contents. Then bc reads from standard input (usually the keyboard). The dc program is also included. dc is a calculator that supports reverse-polish notation and allows unlimited precision arithmetic. Macros can also be defined. Normally, dc reads from standard input but can also read in files specified on the command line. A calculator with reverse-polish notation saves numbers to a stack. Arguments to mathematical operations (operands) are "pushed" onto the stack until the next operator is read in, which "pops" its arguments off the stack and "pushes" its results back onto the stack. | ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bc/ | The package contains bc and dc | | | | | | |
| calctool | A simple scientific calculator, which can also represent values in binary, hexadecimal, or decimal format. | http://www.netsw.org/math/calc/ | | | | | | ||
| Drgeo | An interactive geometry program that allows the construction of interactive geometric figures. | http://www.ofset.org/drgeo | | | | | | ||
| fraqtive | Fraqtive is a program for drawing Mandelbrot and Julia fractals.
It uses a very fast algorithm and generates high quality, smooth images. It is fully interactive, allowing for real-time mouse navigation and dynamic generation of the Julia fractal preview. OpenGL-rendered 3D view of the fractals is also supported. | http://fraqtive.mimec.org/ | | | | | | ||
| galculator | Galculator is a GTK+ scientific calculator. It supports different number bases and angle units and features a wide range of mathematical and other useful functions. | http://galculator.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| gcalctool | A GNOME calculator package based on calctool and MP library. | http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=573 | | | | | | ||
| geogebra | A dynamic mathematics software for education in secondary schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus.
On the one hand, GeoGebra is a dynamic geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic sections as well as functions and change them dynamically afterwards. On the other hand, equations and coordinates can be entered directly. Thus, GeoGebra has the ability to deal with variables for numbers, vectors and points, finds derivatives and integrals of functions and offers commands like Root or Extremum. These two views are characteristic of GeoGebra: an expression in the algebra window corresponds to an object in the geometry window and vice versa. | http://www.geogebra.org/cms/ | Please delete /opt/geogebra before you take an update | | | | | | |
| GEONEXT | Geonext acts as a tool for creating geometric constructions with a various number of construction tools. Compared to paper based constructions constructions can be changed and varied dynamically afterwards. | http://geonext.uni-bayreuth.de/ | | | | | | ||
| kbruch | KBruch is a small program to practice calculating with fractions. Therefor 4 different exercises are offered.
| http://edu.kde.org/kbruch/ | | | | | | ||
| kmplot | KmPlot is a mathematical function plotter for the KDE-Desktop.
It has built in a powerfull parser. You can plot different functions simultaneously and combine their function terms to build new functions. KmPlot supports functions with parameters and functions in polar coordinates. Several grid modes are possible. Plots may be printed with high precision in correct scale. | http://edu.kde.org/kmplot/ | | | | | | ||
| kig | Kig is a program for exploring geometric constructions. It is meant as a better replacement for such free programs as KGeo, KSeg and Dr. Geo. | http://edu.kde.org/kig/ | | | | | | ||
| kpercentage | KPercentage is a small math application that will help pupils to improve their skills in calculating percentages. | http://edu.kde.org/kpercentage/ | | | | | | ||
| KSeg | KSEG is a program for exploring Euclidean geometry. You can create a construction, such as a triangle with a circumcenter, then, as you drag verteces of the triangle, you can see the circumcenter moving in real time. KSEG is very fast even in big and recursive constructions and may well be used in math lessons in school. | http://www.mit.edu/~ibaran/kseg.html | | | | | | ||
| MultiplicationStation | Multiplication Station will teach your child to add, subtract, and multiply. It is a multi-user application with a simple admin interface. All parameters
are configurable, like grid size and the fonts and colors of number ranges. A countdown timer is used to keep the player's attention focused. A list of high scores is maintained. | http://www.asymptopia.org/index.php?topic=MultiplicationStation | | | | | | ||
| SciLab | A large mathematical package for numerical computations containing a lot of demos. Take a look at the license information in /usr/lib/scilab/notice.* This program may not look very appealing, but it is as powerful as some commercial products. Scilab even includes a converter for Maple files. | http://scilabsoft.inria.fr/ | | | | | | ||
| wxMaxima | Maxima is a full symbolic computation program. It is full featured doing symbolic manipulation of polynomials, matrices, rational functions, integration, Todd-coxeter, graphing, bigfloats. It has a symbolic debugger source level debugger for maxima code. Maxima is based on the original Macsyma developed at MIT in the 1970's. It is quite reliable, and has good garbage collection, and no memory leaks. It comes with hundreds of self tests. | http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
| Octave | Octave is a high level programming language. It is designed for the solution of numeric problems. There is a command line interface supplied. | http://www.octave.org/ | | | | | | ||
| Yacas | YACAS is an easy to use, general purpose Computer Algebra System, a program for symbolic manipulation of mathematical expressions. It uses its own programming language designed for symbolic as well as arbitrary-precision numerical computations. The system has a library of scripts that implement many of the symbolic algebra operations; new algorithms can be easily added to the library. YACAS comes with extensive documentation (320+ pages) covering the scripting language, the functionality that is already implemented in the system, and the algorithms we used. | http://yacas.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | | ||
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Natural sciences
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| atomix | Atomix is a gtk2 puzzle game for building molecules from atoms | | | | | | |||
| Avogadro | Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. It offers flexible rendering and a powerful plugin architecture. | http://avogadro.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page | | | | | | ||
| Celestia | Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia does not confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system to any of over 100,000 stars or even beyond the galaxy. All travel in Celestia is seamless; the exponential zoom feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit. | http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ | | | | | | ||
| Chemtool | Chemtool is a program for drawing organic molecules easily and storing them as an X bitmap, Xfig, or EPS file. It runs under the X Window System using the GTK widget set. | http://ruby.chemie.uni-freiburg.de/~martin/chemtool/ | | | | | | ||
| gElemental | gElemental is a GTK+ periodic table viewer with detailed information on elements. | http://www.kdau.com/projects/gelemental/ | | | | | | ||
| kalzium | Kalzium is an application which will show you some information about the periodic system of the elements. Therefore you could use it as an information database. | http://edu.kde.org/kalzium/ | | | | | | ||
| kgeo | KGeography is a geography learning tool. Right now it has six usage modes:
| http://kgeography.berlios.de/ | | | | | | ||
| KLogic | You can place digital operators on a canvas and wire them into a circuit. Then the program simulates the operation of this circuit. | http://www.a-rostin.de/klogic/indexd.html | | | | | | ||
| KSimus | KSimus is a tool for the simulation, automation, and visualization of technical processes (currently limited to idealized logic circuits). It is also useful for education and experiments in the scope of logical and automatic control circuits. | http://ksimus.berlios.de/ | | | | | | ||
| kstars | KStars is a Desktop Planetarium for KDE. It provides an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes 130,000 stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects,all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets and asteroids. | http://edu.kde.org/kstars/ | | | | | | ||
| ktechlab | KTechlab is a development and simulation environment for microcontrollers and electronic circuits.
| http://ktechlab.org/ | | | | | | ||
| RasMol | RasMol is an X Window System tool intended for the visualization of proteins and nucleic acids. It reads Brookhaven Protein Database (PDB) files and interactively renders them in a variety of formats on either an 8-bit or 24/32-bit color display. | http://www.bernstein-plus-sons.com/software/rasmol/ | | | | | | ||
| Stellarium | is a free software available for Windows, Linux/Unix and MacOSX. It renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time.. With stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars or a small telescope. | http://www.stellarium.org/ | | | | | | ||
| tkgate | TkGate is a event driven digital circuit simulator with a tcl/tk-based graphical editor. TkGate supports a wide range of primitive circuit elements as well as user-defined modules for hierarchical design. The distribution comes with a number of tutorial and example circuits which can be loaded through the "Help" menu. The example circuits include a simple CPU, programmed to run the Animals game.
TkGate Features:
| http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~hansen/tkgate/ | | | | | | ||
| xaos | XaoS is a fast portable real-time interactive fractal zoomer. It displays the Mandelbrot set (among other escape time fractals) and allows you to zoom smoothly into the fractal. Various coloring modes are provided for both the points inside and outside the selected set. In addition, switching between Julia and Mandelbrot fractal types and displaying planes is provided. | http://xaos.sourceforge.net | | | | | | ||
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Artistic scope
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| Audacity | Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating sys |
