The WWW Interactive Multipurpose Server (WIMS) (sometimes referred to as WWW Interactive Mathematics Server) project is designed for supporting intensive mathematics exercises via the Internet

Internet

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 or in a computer-equipped classroom with server-side interactivity, accessible at the address http://wims.unice.fr.

The system has the following main features:

• A modular design allowing applications and software interfaces to be created and maintained independently from each other.
• Features interfaces for software including MuPAD, PARI/GP, Gnuplot
  Gnuplot
  - License :Despite gnuplot's name, it is not part of or related to the GNU system and it is not distributed under the GNU General Public License .However, some GNU packages do use gnuplot....
  
  , Povray, Co.
• Dynamic rendering of mathematical formulas and animated graphics.
• A structure of virtual classes, including mechanisms for automatic score gathering and processing.

The program is open source and freely available under the GNU General Public Licence, however each WIMS module has its own copyright policy, which may differ from that of the server program.

It is often cited and linked for its sophisticated "online calculator" tools capable of generating animated GIF

GIF

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s of parametric 2D or 3D graphs or allowing prime tests with very large numbers.

Author

Xiao Gang works at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis

University of Nice Sophia Antipolis

The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis is a university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and is organized in 8 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes and an engineering school....

. He is interested in solar energy and algebraic geometry. He is also the active site manager of the WIMS of the university he works for.

External links

• English WIMS at wims.unice.fr - The WIMS of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
  University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
  The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis is a university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and is organized in 8 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes and an engineering school....
  
   in France
  France
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  , the most popular WIMS for it was the first one and is hosted at the creator's university.
• WIMS at wims.ac-nice.fr - The WIMS of the Académie de Nice - One of the few featuring a redesigned skin.
• English WIMS help
• List of WIMS Servers/Mirrors at wims.unice.fr
• "WIMS A server for interactive mathematics on the internet" - Paper on WIMS by XIAO, Gang written in 1999
• WIMS download page
• Interface to the Direc exec WIMS module - This givies direct code access to many other WIMS modules (e.g. the Povray renderer or a C
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  compiler).
• A list of frequent citers of unice.fr WIMS modules (some Wikipedia articles)
• List of the online calculators available sorted by popularity.
• WIMS EDU association site.