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Welcome to Foundations of Computing for Biologists

  • Introductions

  • Syllabus Overview and Questions

    • Assignments due Mondays each week.
    • Class will focus on pragmatics of computing.
    • Plagiarism
      • Searching for solutions online will probably be necessary at some point, but credit must be given.
        • The same plagiarism rules apply to code as would apply to a written assignment

  • Survey

  • Overview of Operating Systems

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

  • Some fundamentals

    • Memory (RAM)
    • File storage (hard drives)
    • CPU
    • GPU

  • Unix Filesystem

    • Filesystem overview
    • The Unix root (/)
      • The very base of the filesystem
    • Absolute paths
      • All absolute paths begin at the root- start with /
    • Relative paths
      • Don't start with /
      • Working directories
      • Shortcuts for current and parent directories
    • Hidden files and folders
      • Names begin with .
      • Usually used for configuration files

  • Practical Computing Tips

Assignment 1

(1) Sign up for an account on GitHub and send your username to me.
(2) Apply for an LSU HPC account (https://accounts.hpc.lsu.edu/login_request.php). When you do, 
    list me as your sponsor. Once your account is created, send me your username.

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