NCCS classes and workshops are oriented toward experienced computer users who already have scientific programming experience using Fortran or C. The online tutorials below, which come from a variety of sources (including NCCS User Services), can help you gain experience before attending NCCS training.

NCCS User Services is always looking for other online tutorials of potential value to NCCS users. Please contact us at support@nccs.nasa.gov to add your tutorial links to the list.

NCCS specific training

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C and C++

• C++ Annotations
  (ICCE University of Groningen)
• C Programming Course
  (University of Strathclyde Computer Center)
• ANSI C on Unix Systems
  (Cambridge University Engineering Department)
• Programming in C
  (University of Wales, Cardiff)

Fortran 90

• A Conversion Course for Fortran 77 Programmers: Slides and Notes
  (Lin, Pettipher, Noland, and Brooke)
• FORTRAN 77 to Fortran 90 Transition Course
  (Bo Einarsson and Yurij Shokin)
• An Interactive Fortran 90 Programming Course
  (University of Liverpool)
• Michael Metcalf's Lectures
  (CERN: Center for Energetic Nuclear Research)
• SGI f90 Manual: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, and Vol. 3
  (SGI Techpubs Library)
• Object-Oriented Concepts using Fortran90
  (Decyk, Norton, and Szymanski)

High-Performance Fortran (HPF)

• HPF Programming Workshop
  (Maui High Performance Computing Center)
• HPF in Practice
  (Rice University, Houston, Texas)

Message Passing Interface (MPI)

• Introduction to MPI: A Tutorial with Exercises (in HTML or PDF)
  (NCCS User Services)
• Intermediate MPI: Domain Decomposition -- A Tutorial with Exercises (in HTML or PDF)
  (NCCS User Services)
• MPI Parallelization of a Simple Advection Code -- A Mini-Tutorial with Exercises
  (NCCS User Services)
• Tutorial on MPI: William Gropp
  (William Gropp, Argonne National Laboratory)
• MPI Workshop
  (Maui High Performance Computing Center)
• An Introduction to MPI for FORTRAN Programmers
  (University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center)
• Parallel Programming with MPI
  (Peter S. Pacheco, University of San Francisco)
• IBM RS/6000 SP: Practical MPI Programming
  (IBM)

OpenMP

• OpenMP Fortran API Compiler Directives for True64 UNIX
  (HP/Compaq Fortran Parallel Library Routines)
• OpenMP Specification, Nov. 2000
  (openmp.org)
• Tutorial on OpenMP programming
  (Super Computing 99)
• Introduction to OpenMP
  (Boston University)
• Tutorial on OpenMP programming
  (Super Computing 98)

Parallel Programming

• Introduction to Parallel Programming
  (Maui High Performance Computing Center)
• Designing and Building Parallel Programs
  (Ian Foster, Addison-Wesley Inc.)
• Parallel Code Development
  (Maui High Performance Computing Center)
• Memory Hierarchies and Performance
  (Thomas Clune, SIVO-NASA/GSFC)

Unix

• Unixhelp for Users
  (University of Edinburgh)