An electronic survival kit for coping with the complexities of a scientific
computing project from start to finish under a Unix operating system.
Who is it for?
Scientists and engineers
who need
to write and organize files and programs, as well as run, debug, and
visualize the results (NOT computer scientists who care about the 23 options/command) .
Based on the real book:
(no weeks on the NYT Best Sellers List), A Scientist's and Engineer's Guide to Workstations and
Supercomputers
by Rubin H. Landau and Paul J. Fink, Jr, published by John
Wiley &
Sons, New York, 1993. The electronic materials derive from just part of that book
and is for development and research purposes.
Your feedback is encouraged and appreciated (and the authors would not object if you purchased the real book).
Philosophy:
Don't try to master every aspect of every available command and utility; learn the
minimum you need to get your job done and pick up more as you become familiar with the
tools.
In Three Parts:
Part I, Getting Started
Part II, Tools
Part III, Techniques for Power Users
Rubin H Landau, Paul J Fink, Jr, Melanie Johnson, Jon Maestri rubin@physics.orst.edu, johnsonm@ucs.orst.edu, maestri@physics.orst.edu, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
