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Linux Cluster General Resources

• Linux User Guide
• SSH/SFTP
• TightVNC
• Guide to Using VNC
• The Torque Cluster Manager
• Snow Simplified
• JAGS Tutorial

Linux Cluster Text Editor Resources

• An Extremely Quick and Simple Introduction to the Vi Text Editor
• Basic nano tutorial
• Basic emacs tutorial

Linux Cluster PVM Resources

• Mars Cluster – R PVM Torque Tutorial – Week1
• Mars Cluster – rpvmweek1.tar (for R PVM)
• PVM: Parallel Virtual Machine: A Users' Guide and Tutorial

Linux Cluster MPI

• Mars Cluster – R MPI Torque Tutorial – Week1
• Mars Cluster – rmpiweek1.tar (for R MPI)
• Getting Started with MPI in C
• Mars Cluster – C MPI Torque Tutorial – Helloworld
• Mars Cluster – hello.tar
• Mars Cluster – C MPI Torque Tutorial – Traveling Salesman Problem
• Mars Cluster – tsp.tar
• SP Parallel Programming Workshop - MPI
• MPI Course
• MPI Part 1
• MPI Part 2
• MPI Part 3

R at the U of R: Benchmarking Computing Resources by Jonathan Olmsted

• Executive Summary
• Technical Summary
• Project Archive, Linux (includes source code)
• Project Archive, Windows (includes source code)

Multi-Processor/Multi-Platform Programming in R by Jonathan Olmsted

• Tutorial on Multi-Processor/Multi-Platform Programming in R
• R Script for Multi-Processor/Multi-Platform Tutorial
• Bash Script for Multi-Processor/Multi-Platform Tutorial

Additional R and Cluster Resources by Jonathan Olmsted

• Tutorial for the compilation of BLAS for R – work in progress
• Resource Allocation and Notes on the MarsCluster
• Resource Allocation and Notes R code
• Resource Allocation and Notes bash script

A LaTeX Short Course by Arthur Spirling (University of Rochester)

• Introducing LaTeX
• Getting Started
• Math I: Super/Subscripts and Common Commands
• Text II: Font Effects and Document Structure
• Math II: Bold, Spacing, Matrices and Arrays
• Getting Funky: Headers, Tables, Abstracts etc.

Star Lab Introduction to LaTeX - A Short Course by Jonathan Olmsted

• Complete Course
• Course Website

The Star Lab Introduction to the R Programming Language by Arthur Spirling

• All Course Files (zip file)
• Individual File Listing

Mathematica

• Mathematica Hands-On Tutorial
• Creating Models with Mathematica
• Ready-to-use Mathematica Tutorials
• Mathematica Online Seminar: Image Processing with Mathematica
• An Overview of Mathematica for Education: From Concept to Classroom to Cluster
• Using Traditional Form: Making Output Look like Mathematics
• Working with Imported Data in Mathematica
• Free Online Seminars for Mathematica

REvolution R

• Big Data Analysis with Revolution R Enterprise
• Download REvolution R for Windows or for Macintosh OS X

Other Tutorials

• ArcGIS Tutorials
• MATLAB Tutorial
• Maple Tutorial
• Mathcad Tutorial
• Scientific Word Lectures
• SPSS Tutorial
• R Tutorial
• An Introduction to R
• Parallel R - Using the foreach package
• GAUSS Tutorial
• Technology Training Guides and Reference Materials
• R for Windows FAQ

Other Resources

• Law and Politics Book Review
• The National Political Index
• Political Science Resources
• Political Resources on the Net