[SFS] Free computer science/programming lessons

[Alessandro Fanfarillo]

Hi,

C, Fortran and even Matlab have free compilers/interpreter. GCC (the 
compiler) supports nicely C and Fortran, Octave is the open source 
version of Matlab (same language with small differences).

I do not have a car and if I remember correctly the Concoctory is in 
downtown Denver; it should not be a problem reach it by bus. It may work 
but a four-hour class requires a program and has to be planned for a 
specific audience (basic, intermediate, advanced level). Obviously the 
basic level is easier to prepare on my side.
I propose you something different but still interesting: a parallel 
programming class on MPI and OpenMP. For MPI there are several free 
alternatives like OpenMPI, MPICH2, ecc... OpenMP is natively supported 
by GCC. Another alternative could be a class on CUDA but it requires 
NVidia GPUs.

On 05/21/2014 05:03 PM, David L. Willson wrote:
> Alessandro,
>
> Of those, which are software libre? I know C is. Fortran, I think is. What about MatLab?
>
> Would you be interested in teaching a four-hour foundations class? (Software Freedom First Saturday? at the Concoctory?)
>
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> This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am an Italian PhD Student in Computer Science and I will stay in
>> Boulder until Sept. 23rd. I offer free lessons on Computer
>> Architectures, Operative Systems and Programming (parallel
>> programming
>> or general C/Fortran/Matlab programming) to non-italian/non-spanish
>> speakers.
>>
>> I would like to improve my spoken English and this could be a good
>> (and
>> useful) way to do it.
>>
>> If you are not personally interested please forward this email to
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>>
>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>> Alessandro
>>
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>> Alessandro Fanfarillo
>>
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