East Coast Computer Algebra Day 2008

东海岸计算机代数日（ECCAD） 2008是一个为期一天的会议在牧羊人大学举行2008年5月10日。会议由ACM SIGSAM和SIAM赞助，包括四名受邀演讲者，十多张海报展示和软件演示。共有80多名参与者，他们来自纽约州、马里兰州、宾夕法尼亚州、弗吉尼亚州、西弗吉尼亚州、北卡罗来纳州、佛罗里达州、德克萨斯州和俄亥俄州。包括一个关于混合数字-符号计算的小组讨论。2008年5月9日举行了一场关于在K-12课堂上使用计算机代数系统的会前辅导研讨会，其目标是寻求将技术带入课堂的高中教师。会议旨在传播和讨论计算机代数系统领域的研究。现代问题需要复杂的计算机代数系统，它能够以高精度和高速度有效地模拟数值和符号计算。对这样的系统的需求是由解决数学模型的愿望所驱动的，这些数学模型提供了真实生活系统的准确表示，其解决方案可以预测它们在模拟环境中的行为。会议激发了对计算机代数技术方面的兴趣，包括代数算法，混合符号-数值计算，以及计算机代数在工程，经济和教育领域的应用。

The East Coast Computer Algebra Day (ECCAD) 2008 is a one-day session held at Shepherd University on May 10, 2008. The conference is endorsed by ACM SIGSAM and SIAM and includes four invited speakers, more than one dozen poster presentations and software demonstrations. There are more than 80 participants, from a region roughly bounded by New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas and Ohio. A moderated panel discussion on hybrid numeric-symbolic computing is included. A pre-conference tutorial workshop on using computer algebra systems in K-12 classroom is held on May 9, 2008, which is aimed at high school teachers seeking to bring technology into their classrooms.The conference aims at dissemination and discussion of research in the area of Computer Algebra systems. Modern day problems require sophisticated computer algebra systems that can efficiently emulate numerical and symbolic calculations with a high accuracy and speed. The need for such systems is motivated by the desire to solve mathematical models which provide an accurate representation of real life systems, the solution of which predicts their behavior in a simulated environment. The conference stimulates interest in the technical aspects of computer algebra, including Algebraic Algorithms, Hybrid Symbolic-Numeric Computation, and Computer Algebra Applications in Engineering, Economics and Education area.