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<h2>
  <strong>
    Tutorials and FAQ
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          Tutorial
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        <a title="Download PDF" class="pdf" href="../../pdf/en/tutorial/SageTutorial.pdf">
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        <span class="linkdescr">
          This tutorial is the best way to become familiar with Sage
          in only a few hours.
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          FAQs
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        <span class="linkdescr">
          A collection of frequently asked questions, together with
          answers to those questions. You are encouraged to read these
          FAQs before asking questions on one of many Sage mailing lists.
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          Thematic Tutorials
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        <span class="linkdescr">
          A collection of in-depth tutorials on specific topics. These
          thematic tutorials are designed to help you get started on
          Sage functionalities relating to topics such as coding
          theory, combinatorics, cryptography, functional programming,
          group theory, linear programming, etc. If you feel
          uncomfortable consulting the reference manual, you are
          encouraged to browse through these thematic tutorials.
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          PREP Tutorials
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          This set of tutorials takes the reader from very minimal
          computer background to a good understanding of basic
          undergraduate Sage functionality.  It includes several
          thematic "Quickstart" tutorials, and was originally
          developed as professional development material for the MAA.
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    Comprehensive Reference Manual
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          Reference Manual
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          This is the reference manual for the Sage mathematics
          software system. The reference manual contains many examples
          that illustrate the usage of Sage. It consists primarily of
          documentation that has been automatically generated from the
          Sage source code.  The examples are all tested with each
          release of Sage, and should produce exactly the same output
          as in this manual, except for line breaks.
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    Installation and Developer Guides:
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          Installation Guide
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          A guide on how to install Sage. You can install a Sage
          source distribution or a binary distribution. Also covered
          are topics relating to a system-wide installation of Sage,
          and installing Sage for your own personal use.
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          Developer's Guide
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          This document describes guidelines and policies regarding
          Sage development. It explains how to write programs using Sage,
          how to modify and extend the core Sage libraries, and how to
          modify Sage's documentation. It also discusses how to share
          your new and modified code with other Sage users.
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    Other Documents:
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          A Tour of Sage
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          This is a tour of Sage that closely follows the tour of
          Mathematica that is at the beginning of the Mathematica
          Book.
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          Constructions
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          This document collects answers to some questions along
          the line "How do I construct ... in Sage?"
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