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From: arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: UNIX textbook needed
Message-ID: <26984.27447804@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 17 Nov 90 04:36:36 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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Could anyone suggest a good UNIX textbook which is written from the
point of scientific computing?  I will be teaching a course in numerical
weather prediction, and few of the students are familiar with UNIX
(our comp center is primarily a VAX/VMS shop :-( , whereas most of the
supercomputer centers use UNIX).

Most of the UNIX books I have seen use inane examples, like sorting
lists of used cars.  Since the examples are extremely important from
a pedagogical standpoint, I would rather have examples that are more
mathematical or scientific in nature.  (And any book that doesn't use
"foo"/"bar" will get bonus points!)  

Also, it would be advantageous to have some reference to FORTRAN programming
in addition to C, since nearly all work in atmospheric science is done
in FORTRAN.  (Please, no flames about C versus FORTRAN; this is just the
way the world is.)

Thanks for whatever suggestions you can offer.
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Raymond W. Arritt                     | 
Assistant Professor                   |
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy        |  "everyone knew that as time went
Univ. of Kansas                       |   by they'd get a little bit older
Lawrence, KS  66045                   |   and a little bit slower..."
arritt@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu             |               
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