Lab 1: Getting Started with Tools
Start Aug 24 –- Due Aug 29
Goals
In this lab, students will learn to:
Access Roar computing environment
Work in a computational notebook
Use git
Assign variables
Organize code into functions
Test functions
and reflect on their goals for the course.
Instructions
Request an account on Roar by end of Monday
Perform other one-time setup steps during Wednesday's lab
Follow instructions to start a lab using the following link to create your Lab 1 starter repository
Work through the ex1.jl (a Pluto notebook)
Edit the
goals.mdmarkdown file.Once the instrctor and/or TA has provided feedback, review the feedback
Resources
Read Think Julia: Ch 1 "The Way of the Program" (after you've started on the lab is ok)
Optionally read Julia Data Science: Ch 2.2-2.3, 3-3.2, 3.3-3.5, 4-4.2 (if/when it would be helpful for you)