[LA-SIGMA] HPC Training: Introduction to R

[Feng Chen]

Dear All,

The schedule for the Fall 2020 HPC Training is available at http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php.

Our next HPC training will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at 9:00 AM. Due to concern about the COVID-19 pandemic, all training sessions are Zoom online events from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. The sessions will be recorded for later review.

Wednesday, October 21, 2019: Introduction to R
R is a powerful language for data analysis. In this tutorial, you will learn the basics of R, including language fundamentals, basic programming and data visualization. A few examples of using R to process real-life data will be presented as well.
Prerequisites:
Laptop (Linux/Mac/Windows) with R installed. R can be downloaded from https://cran.r-project.org/, RStudio is acceptable but not recommended for this training.
OR
LONI or LSU HPC account, SSH client such as Putty/MobaXterm for Windows, Basic understanding of a programming language is assumed but not required.

Next training:
Wednesday, October 28, 2020: Introduction to Python
Python is a high-level programming language, easy to learn yet extremely powerful. This training will provide an introduction to programming in Python. The subjects include basic Python syntax, Python classes used in object-oriented programming. Basic Python modules for scientific computing and plotting will also be introduced. During the training, simple Python programs will be provided for demonstration.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of a programming language is assumed but not required.

Please visit http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/training/tutorials.php for more details and register using the link provided. Users will be provided with a zoom link in their registration confirmation email. Please see the system requirements at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux.


Feng Chen, PhD
Manager of User Services
High Performance Computing
Louisiana State University
329 Frey Computing Services Center, Baton Rouge, LA  70803
office 225-578-2924
fchen14 at lsu.edu<mailto:fchen14 at lsu.edu>


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