Overview

This 4-day workshop will cover some of the common tools used in open source development. It is targeted at novice users. The workshop will be broken into two parts:

  1. Computing basics (days 1 & 2) - Topics covered: basic terminal usage, UNIX, git and GitHub, bash environments, package managers, ssh.

  2. Intro to Python (days 3 & 4) - Topics covered:  variables, control flow, function, loops, numpy/scipy/matplotlib.

The format will be a mixture of lectures and labs. Each day will consist of a morning and afternoon session, each lasting approx. two hours. See below for a more detailed schedule. The workshop will be in-person only. Workshop materials will be made available online afterward.

Please register if you would like to attend. There is no fee.

(blue star) Dates

Part 1 (Computing basics): Monday, August 12 & Tuesday, August 13

Part 2 (Python): Wednesday August 14 & Thursday August 15

(blue star) Location

Bird Library Room 114 (Peter Graham Scholarly Commons)

The Peter Graham Scholarly Commons is on the 1st floor of Bird Library, near the university entrance (floor map).

(blue star) Registration

Please register here: Registration Form

Registration is open to all Syracuse University students, staff, and faculty. There is no fee, but space is limited, so sign up soon.

(blue star) Prerequisites

The workshop will be cross-disciplinary and no prior programming experience is needed. You will need to bring your own computer. Mac or Linux machines are preferred, but Windows is fine too.

(blue star) Schedule

The workshop will start at 10:00AM each day. We will also be available 9:00 - 10:00AM on Monday and Wednesday to help people setup their computers for the workshop. The setup session is especially recommended for Windows users.

Day

Time

Topics covered (subject to change)

Mon. Aug 12

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Setup computers (recommended for Windows users)

Mon. Aug. 12

10:00AM – 12:00PM

Operating systems; basic terminal usage

Mon. Aug. 12

1:30PM - 3:30PM

Simple bash; text editors; GitHub

Tues. Aug. 13

10:00AM - 12:00PM

More advanced bash; environment variables; conda

Tues. Aug. 13

1:30PM - 3:30PM

ssh and computer clusters

Wed. Aug 14

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Setup computers (recommended for Windows users)

Wed. Aug. 14

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Python: variables, assignments, types, operations, containers

Wed. Aug. 14

1:30PM - 3:30PM

Python: control-flow (if/else); intro to functions

Thurs. Aug. 15

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Python: for/while loops; functions (con’t)

Thurs. Aug. 15

1:30PM - 3:30PM

Python: libraries; numpy/scipy/matplotlib

blue = Part I, Computing Basics

red = Part II, Intro. to Python