Which Should I Do?

Follow the option streams below to get some suggestions for which of our courses and materials might be of most use to you.

Please note - our catalogue is still growing fast! Please excuse the gaps and watch this space for more.

Available Materials by Category

Computer Basics

1. I need to use SCRTP machines, help! : Intro to SCRTP Linux
2. I need to use a computer I'm not sat at : Remote Access to Computers

Software Development and Programming

1. I can't program yet: help!
   1. Check out all the external resources we collate here.
   2. Watch this space for our basic programming online course!
2. I can code, but I can't write anything - how do I actually solve problems?
   1. We have a short tips video here
   2. And a longer walkthrough (in Fortran) of writing code from scratch here
3. I can program - what skills and tools do I need to write larger/better software?
   1. I want a quick primer to get me started : Intro. Software Development Short
   2. No, shorter than that! : Intro. Software Development Hour
   3. I've got time, I want all the details! : Intro. Software Development
   4. I just want to know about:
      1. Version control with Git
      2. Makefiles for compiled code
4. I can program, but I need to learn a new language. We cover syntax, basic best practice and list resources to take you further.
   1. Fortran
5. I want to improve or expand my knowledge of a specific thing
   1. C++ beyond the basics - C++ for Researchers
   2. Better Python where performance matters - Accelerating Python
6. I'm just looking for tips/advice:
   1. At the moment we're not producing anything new, but we do have some stuff in the archive:
      1. We have some videos from a series of (almost) weekly miniseminars on all sorts of topics here
   2. If you have a specific problem and need hands on help, try our Drop In Sessions

I want to Learn Language X

1. Try the University's Linked-In Learning provision for basic courses on all sorts of things
2. We have some moodle-provided self-study courses on C++ and Fortran as well as the slides above

Parallel Programming and HPC

1. I am struggling to get my work done on my laptop, can clusters computing help: Big Computing Introduction
2. I want to run codes on big machines but don't know how: HPC Beyond
3. I want to write parallel (multi-core) programs:
   1. I don't know what kind of parallelism! : Parallelism Primer
   2. I write C (or C++) or Fortran and I will use MPI...
      1. but I have never tried it: Introduction to MPI
      2. I know Send/Recv and basic collectives but sometimes things are so inelegant this way! : Intermediate MPI
      3. I know MPI - is there anything left? : Check out our Advanced Topics!
   3. I write C (or C++) or Fortran and I will use OpenMP: OpenMP