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Introduction to Computational Physics These links provide some useful introduction to computational physics, including Linux, Fortran, and algorithms. These are only an introduction. Computational physics lab information Basic Linux commands  Need to learn Fortran? Any textbook will do, but if you want recommendations, try either Structured Fortran 77 for Engineers and Scientists, 5^th edition, Delores M. Etter, or these postscript notes on Fortran by Clive Page of the University of Leicester. Sample FORTRAN programs Compiling FORTRAN programs (including makefiles) Some FORTRAN intrinsic functions Logical relations and operations in FORTRAN "Redirection" of input and output  and simple timing + advanced timing Practice problems for FORTRAN Hints on organizing and commenting your program Hints on debugging Sample programs for computational algorithms (current semester) Sample programs for computational algorithms (Archival from 2005) Netlib repository of "canned" routines (very useful) A brief introduction to Grace graphing program Recommended resource books on COMPUTATIONAL physics: * Numerical Recipes (in Fortran, also in C), Press et al Fortran version available on-line here * Computational Physics, Koonin and Meredith * Fortran 77 textbook used for PHYS 580: Structured Fortran 77 for Engineers and Scientists, 5^th edition, Delores M. Etter * Recommended Fortran 90 textbook: Upgrading to Fortran 90, Cooper Redwine (assumes you are fluent in Fortran 77) Last updated September 5, 2006