Some useful links for research students:
LINUX and Emacs
Doit Free Online Courses
, see LINUX 1, LINUX 2, LINUX 3 in side-bar
A Short LINUX Primer
(by Carl Heiles)
Basic LINUX Commands
(from Utah University), see EXERCISES
Info on Getting Started in Unix
(beginners, start w/ Exercise 6)
sed One-Liners
(LINUX quick-and-easy file editing)
awk One-Liners
(LINUX file manipulation)
A Beginners Guide to Emacs
(by Nicholas S. Hakobian)
Emacs Tutorial
(from Rutgers)
Perl
UW-Madison E-books Search Engine
Pull down the 'Title' option and input Learning Perl.
Click on the Learning Perl by Schwartz (not the Win32 version).
Very dense but worth familiarizing yourself with for the Subaru data reduction.
Online Perl Tutorial
(by Nik Silver)
IDL
Quick IDL Tutorial 1
(by Carl Heiles)
Quick IDL Tutorial 2: Data Types and Structures
(by Carl Heiles)
Useful and Complete Intro to IDL
Info on The IDL Astronomy User's Library
at Goddard Space Flight Center
Excellent database of tips, tricks and FAQ
(by David Fanning)
Useful for UITP
Astronomy Picture of the Day
APOD index
GalaxyZoo
NASA
Hubble
SkyView: The Internet's Virtual Telescope
Student Research/Funding
Undergrad Research Opportinities
Journals
Click
here
for list
09-02-08 Trouille