Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:00 am
-
Sunday, September 22, 2013 5:00 pm
EDT (GMT -04:00)
What:
The
two-day
workshop
is
meant
to
help
scientists
and
engineers
become
more
productive
by
teaching
them
basic
computing
skills
like
program
design,
version
control,
testing,
and
task
automation.
In
this
two-day
boot
camp,
short
tutorials
will
alternate
with
hands-on
practical
exercises.
Participants
will
be
encouraged
both
to
help
one
another,
and
to
apply
what
they
have
learned
to
their
own
research
problems
during
and
between
sessions.
Attendants
are
offered
online
office
hours:
regular
events
to
get
one-on-one
help
from
Software
Carpentry
instructors,
online.
Who:
The
course
is
aimed
at
postgraduate
students
and
other
scientists
who
are
familiar
with
basic
programming
concepts
(like
loops,
conditionals,
arrays,
and
functions)
but
need
help
to
translate
this
knowledge
into
practical
tools
to
help
them
work
more
productively.
Content:
The
syllabus
for
this
boot
camp
will
include:
- using the shell to do more in less time
- using version control to manage and share information
- basic Python programming
- how (and how much) to test programs
- Scientific Python, manipulation of arrays, matrices, and plotting data
Registration
is
closed.