NOTICE - links do not work on this page. Ask fellow students, then the lecturer why (in that order!).
Next, page through this book
paying attention mainly to the discussion of Python vs C vs Fortran, and any
other topics new to you.
You should know much of the rest - basic numerical methods, that is:
Shoerghofer - Lessons in Scientific Computing
For those interested:
Ceruzzi - History of Modern Computing
New textbook on Python3:
Linge - Programming for Computations (Python 3)
We've used this to learn numerical methods in introductory course PSCB57:
Turner - Applied Sci Computing w/Python
Read chapter 2 on Fortran. Also chapter 3
on Python if you forgot it (we also used it in PSCB57 in
2019).
Izaac - Computational QM
You are encouraged to install Centos OS on your computer but not required to. On art-2 there is an account for you, and you were shown a password to it, if you forgot please ask in person. This system has Centos6 OS available for your exercises. To be able to do anything there, you need to learn basic Linux, and if you're connecting from a Windows system, install an SSH (secure shell) client program PuTTY or similar, on the Windows machine. ssh is the way to connect securely and work on a remote linux server, while sftp is a similar cleant that connects for the purpose of transfering files between two machines on internet.
Try this one, it will help you with setting up your own server, or just use it
(Chapter 3 Getting Started with CentOS p.45),
Membrey - Definitive Guide
to Centos-2009.pdf.
Brief summary of the most important unix/linux commands
Gedris - Intro Linux_Command_Shell for Beginners
Frankly, web resouces are as good as books for mastering software, though it's
harder to find the right pages.
The Linux Information Project at
http://www.linfo.org/ is a good entry point to some.
And this one (the first 5 chapters)
Matthew - Beginning Linux Programming
Or maybe this one. Yes, this one's good and up to date.
Sobell - Practical
Guide to Linux Commands
In the above books, please skip those sections which deal with:
emacs, sed, perl, awk, any SQL databases, semaphores, pipes, sockets,
posix...).
You do want to know how to use, without trying to know ALL
capabilities of, the following:
bash and/or tcsh shells, vim, nano, and one other, window-style
cursor-driven editor, as well as ssh and sftp.
History of FORTRAN:
Backus - History of Fortran I,II,III.pdf
Here is a good book, though it may have too much detail:
Chivers - Intro to Prog w Fortran 2018
Also this one is good:
Chapman - Fortran for
Scientists and Engineers
A must-read for GPU programming in Fortran, virtually the only one:
Fatica - CUDA Fortran for Scient and
Engin
Maybe you prefer this book for learning Fortran?
Brainerd - Guide to Fortran_2008
Programing
The original book by creators of C language - it's a little anachronistic but
the pieces of code are worth looking at:
Kernighan & Ritchie - Ansi_C_Programming