Charles B. Cossé

Charles Brissac Cossé (born 8 October 1966) is an American software developer best known for creating TuxMathScrabble and other open source education games. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from New Mexico State University.^[1][2]

Open source education software

TuxMathScrabble

TuxMathScrabble^[3][4] is a math version of the classic word game "Scrabble" (trademark of Hasbro, Inc.) which challenges learners to construct compound equations and to consider multiple abstract possibilities. The game is cross-platform and written in Python.

TuxWordSmith

TuxWordSmith is a multi-language word game similar to Scrabble in which users play against Tux, the Linux mascott. As of August 2010 the game was distributed with 88 language[i]-language[j] dictionaries courtesy of the xdxf project. The default resource is Webster's Dictionary for strictly English game play, and most similar to Scrabble. There is also a braille version called TuxWordSmith ASCII.^[5] The game is cross-platform and written in Python.

Asymptopia Crossword Builder

Asymptopia Crossword Builder is a JavaScript application to build crossword puzzles. The application features a configuration panel where the user can enter their own word-hint pairs or generate math-crossword problems via a button. The math functionality generates word:hint pairs like: "four:7/x-3/8=11/8", where the hint corresponds to the problem, and the student would write the letters "four" in the corresponding boxes of the puzzle.

Step Into Chinese

Step Into Chinese is a language-mining tool to assist English speakers seeking to understand Chinese language.^[6][7][8] The game is cross-platform and written in Python.

Multiplication Station

MultiplicationStation is a flashcard type application for teaching children their multiplication tables.^[9] It is played on a grid and features a countdown timer that is intended to keep the student focused. The game is cross-platform and written in Python.

MIDI Sight Reader

MIDI Sight Reader is a web-browser-based music application which aims to help users learn to both sight read and explore the correspondence between a piano keyboard and guitar neck. The application is written in Java.

Other open source software

G4OSG

G4OSG is an OpenSceneGraph driver for Geant4. It allows building Geant4 applications which use OpenSceneGraph for rendering, and (optionally) either Motif or wxWidget widgets. The driver is written in C++.

Research Master

Research Master is a research literature organization tool. The application is written in Python and uses wxPython for the GUI.

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ http://physics.nmsu.edu/Physics/alumni/contact_alumni.html
2. ^ http://libcat.nmsu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=424&recCount=10&recPointer=0&bibId=962649&searchType=7
3. ^ http://directory.fsf.org/project/TuxMathScrabble/
4. ^ http://en.opensuse.org/TuxMathScrabble
5. ^ http://directory.fsf.org/project/braillescrab/
6. ^ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10733?page=0,1
7. ^ http://directory.fsf.org/project/stepintoC/
8. ^ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10733?page=0,1
9. ^ http://directory.fsf.org/project/MultStat/

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