Beginning Fortran For Science And Engineering Students

When You Need to Crunch Numbers

What you’ll learn
Students will learn the basics of Fortran programming with simple applications in the fields of science and engineering.

Requirements
Must have access to a computer. DOS or Linux command line processing abilities would be useful but not absolutely necessary.
Previous experience with a programming language is also helpful but not necessary.

Description
This course introduces beginning students to the basics of Fortran90/95 programming. Out of necessity, it does not cover all aspects of the language, but enough so that students will be able to write useful codes after completion. The course will be of particular value to those STEM students who would like to learn a language which has stood the test of time, and is widely used in the area of scientific computing. Also useful for those who need to work with legacy Fortran code but have no Fortran background. Previous programming experience would be helpful but is not absolutely necessary. The course assumes some basic ability to use a command-line interface. I will also provide a short introduction to the use of DISLIN, a graphics/widget plotting package that you can implement in your Fortran codes. All Fortran codes used as examples are downloadable, as are the course notes.

Overview
Section 1: Basic Fortran

Lecture 1 Introduction and Background

Lecture 2 Program Composition

Lecture 3 Data Types: Constants and Variables

Lecture 4 Basic Input/Output

Lecture 5 Assignment Statements and Operators

Lecture 6 Intrinsic Functions

Lecture 7 Free Fortran Source Code Check

Lecture 8 Section 1 Example

Section 2: Branching Structures

Lecture 9 Logical Expressions

Lecture 10 IF-THEN-ELSE Constructs

Lecture 11 CASE Construct

Section 3: Fortrtan Loops

Lecture 12 Counting DO Loops

Lecture 13 CYCLE and EXIT Statements

Lecture 14 While Loops

Section 4: Arrays

Lecture 15 Declaring Arrays

Lecture 16 Using Arrays

Lecture 17 Intrinsic Functions for Matrix Operations

Section 5: Input/Output

Lecture 18 Formatted PRINT Statements

Lecture 19 Formatted WRITE Statements

Lecture 20 Formatted Input

Lecture 21 Unformatted Files

Section 6: Functions, Subroutines, and Modules

Lecture 22 Functions

Lecture 23 Subroutines

Lecture 24 Modules

Section 7: Miscellaneous Topics

Lecture 25 Timing Your Code

Lecture 26 DISLIN Graphics Basics

Lecture 27 DISLIN Example 1

Lecture 28 DISLIN Example 2

Section 8: New/Added Lectures

Lecture 29 Simple Edit, Compile, Execute Demonstration

Section 9: Parallel Programming Using OpenMP

Lecture 30 Brief Introduction to OpenMP

Lecture 31 “Hello World” in Parallel

Lecture 32 Another “Hello World” in Parallel

Lecture 33 Parallel Do Loop

Lecture 34 Solving the Poisson Equation

Lecture 35 Red-Black Iteration Code and Results

STEM students in high school and college wishing to learn the basics of Fortran programming.,Those interested in scientific computing.