Introducing Scilab in the high school classroom

Scilab, is installed in Chinese and French high schools and is recognized of pedagogical interest by the French Ministry of Education. Scilab is a scientific and numerical computation platform that anyone can download for free. The version suitable for high schools is the basic version of Scilab to which is added the Scilab module for high schools “Scholar.” The “Scholar,” module contains functions specific to teaching mathematics in high school.

 My work has involved making available, in English the “Scholar” module, which is a package of Scilab routines, and help files suitable for schools. This is a complete translation of the Scilab “Lycee,” package used in French schools. Complementary to this is a translation I have made into English of the manual to accompany the Scilab module used in schools. The manual contains a wealth of examples on the use of Scilab in the high school classroom.

Downloading the Scilab modules for school:

The French version of the high school “Lycee,” module is available at:

Scilab Lycee (high school French Version)

My complete translation of the high school “Lycee,” module, entitled “Scholar,” is available at:

Scilab Scholar (high school English Version)

Downloading the manuals:

The French version of the high school manual “Livret_Lycee” is available at:

Livret (High school Lycee, manual in French)

My complete translation of the high school manual “Livret_Lycee,” is available at:

Livret_Translation (High school Scholar manual in English

(I recommend downloading the pdf manual rather than viewing it from a browser--the page and web links are not enabled when viewing the pdf manual in a browser. Click on the link above. A pdf file opens, Then either enter "CTRL S" or from the dropdown menu select "File," and select "Download" )