This one-week course introduces core tools for research computing through short lectures and guided, hands-on coding. Students will learn to use command line Bash and work effectively in the Unix shell; track, version, and share code with Git; transfer research data between Stanford data storage systems; access Stanford HPC resources (FarmShare, Sherlock) via the browser-based Open OnDemand portal; and use Python for scientific computing and reproducible analysis. No prerequisites.
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This one-week course introduces core tools for research computing through short lectures and guided, hands-on coding. Students will learn to use command line Bash and work effectively in the Unix shell; track, version, and share code with Git; transfer research data between Stanford data storage systems; access Stanford HPC resources (FarmShare, Sherlock) via the browser-based Open OnDemand portal; and use Python for scientific computing and reproducible analysis. No prerequisites.
Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.