The 8th CHPC Introductory Programming Summer School

15 Jan 2018, 08:00 → 20 Jan 2018, 17:00 Africa/Johannesburg

North-West University

The 8th CHPC Introductory Programming Summer School

A full-week Introductory Scientific Programming School for Science and Engineering students who wish to advance their skills in Linux (Ubuntu) and Python Programming language.

15 – 20 January 2018

Hosted by

Northwest-University (NWU) Potchefstroom and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

The CHPC invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to attend the above Basic Scientific Programming Course to introduce students registered with High Education Institutions in South Africa to Linux (Ubuntu) and Python programming course. The Introductory Scientific Programming School is aimed at postgraduate students in the fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics, applied mathematics, biology, bioinformatics, computer science, engineering etc. without a prior or sound knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu) and Python programming language. The school will run from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 January 2018.

The course syllabus will cover:

Full 2 day on introduction to Linux (Ubuntu) on the following topics: Overview of Ubuntu Linux Desktop; Running commands and Getting Help; Browsing the file system; the bash shell; Standard I/O and Pipe; Users, Groups and Permissions; vi and vim Editor basics; the Linux Filesystem In-Depth; Advanced Topics in Users; Groups and Permissions; Printing; Introduction to String Processing; String Processing with Regular Expressions; Finding and Processing Files; and Investigating and Managing Processes. Introduction to PBS Pro and job submission at CHPC.

Full 4 days on Introduction to Python Programming on the following topics: Python basics, Python Objects, Numbers, Sequences, Dictionaries, Conditional and Loops, Files and Input/Output, Error and Exceptions.

The course is structured in such a way that students will spend all the time in computer laboratory and the course is more hands-on practical. Students will learn by doing!

Students need to have second year mathematics or applied mathematics and basic computer skills. Background of basic scientific programming skills will be an advantage.

There are no fees for successful applicants. The CHPC will cover cost for travel and accommodation of students selected to attend the school. Should you wish to attend the School, kindly complete the application form and register online before the closing date.

Due to budgetary reasons, only limited places are available for suitably qualified students.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18h00 Friday 06 October 2017

Successful candidates will be notified by 30 November 2017.

The CHPC calls for all talented students to submit their applications. As public funded institutions, the CHPC supports the transformation of South Africa and thus the school organizers highly encourage students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to submit their applications. For general inquiries please contact: linuxschool@chpc.ac.za.

Monday, 15 January

08:00 → 08:50 Registration

08:50 → 09:15 Welcome and Introduction

09:15 → 09:30 Welcome - NWU

Speaker: NWU Delegate (TBA)

09:30 → 11:00 Lecture1

Speaker: (TBA)

11:00 → 11:30 Fresh Air Break

Speaker: All Participants

11:30 → 13:00 Lecture2

Speaker: TBA

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 Lecture3

Speaker: Dr (TBA)

15:30 → 16:00 Fresh Air Break

16:00 → 17:00 Lecture4

Speaker: TBA

17:00 → 17:20 Buses Leave at 17:30 to Hotel