Miscellaneous Programming Aides:

• The atmospheric science UNIX help entry point.
• The atmospheric science NCAR graphics help entry point.
• Access the Atm Sci computing page
• Access Dr. Grotjahn's weather links hotlist.

Programming Tips: (First Lab/Disc Period)

• Dr. Grotjahn's programming advice from decades of experience. Please read! You might not agree with everything here, but you may learn things that help you in the long run.

• Types of programming errors. Please read! It is useful to be aware of the numerous sources of errors in the final result. There are some tips on common mistakes that people make; knowing those may save you some frustration later....

• Some advice for using NCAR graphics. This is mainly for those who have never used NCAR graphics before.

• A primer on using formatted writes for printed (and even plotted) output. This is mainly intended for those who have little experience producing attractive, custom output.

• A subset of the fortran 77 compiler options are listed here.

• Dr. Grotjahn's "Laws" of computing (slightly tongue-in-cheek, there are grains of truth here which somewhat capsulize information in the "advice" and "errors" links above.)

Web pages related to formal lectures:

• Directory for some transparencies used in some of the lectures. The format is "lecture#_order#.gif" where the order# is the likely order the transparency was shown. So, 4_3.gif was the 3rd transparency of the 4th lecture, etc.

• Lecture group #1: A compact, general fortran 77 & 90 guide in .pdf format.
  We shall review most of the guide. You may skip the following sections: 1.7.4, 2.5.7, 2.5.8, 2.5.9, 2.5.10.

  Another source of Fortran 90 information in short html-format web pages is: John Steel's Introduction to FORTRAN 90.

• Lecture group #2: Grid Points and Taylor Series MSWord Doc file

• Lecture group #3: types of numerical approaches for solving integrals (under const.)

• Lecture group #4: types of numerical approaches as deduced from the canonical forms of the equation(s).

• Lecture group #5: Using Taylor series to construct a 4^th order finite difference scheme for the first derivative. .doc file

• Lecture group #10: types of numerical approaches for solving multi-dimensional elliptic equations. (under const.)

Web page related to computer problems:

• Student exercises

UNDER CONSTRUCTION BELOW THIS POINT!

Do you have any questions .
If so, then we encourage you to contact:

the instructor:

Prof. R. Grotjahn

rm 231 Hoagland Hall, Phone: 752-2246, E-mail: grotjahn@ucdavis.edu

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