Transcript Computing Orientation - Mathematical sciences

Computing Orientation
Mathematical Sciences
August 17, 2007
Jack Schmidt,
System Administrator
Overview
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Who we are
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Major services
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Getting help
What is Math Sciences
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Provide computer support for research
and instruction within the math and
stats departments
Major outreach activities outside of UK
Serves both faculty and graduate
students
People of Math Sciences
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Prof. Paul Eakin, Director
Prof. Ken Kubota, Technical Director
Mike McKenna, Hardware Manager
Vidya Rangnekar, Software Manager
Jack Schmidt, Network Administrator
Marc Heft, Administrator
[email protected], The real workers
Major Services
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Computer desktops
Commercial & specialized applications
File space
Email and Web space
Web Applications
Other locations
Desktop Services
Whether you are student, teacher, or
researcher, your office computer helps to:
 Read mathematics – Viewers, Access to
expensive library materials
 Explore mathematics – Maple, Matlab, R,
Macualay, GAP, Singular, SAGE, …
 Write mathematics – LaTeX, WinEDT, MS
Office, Printers on each floor
File space
Three kinds, know the difference:
 Local (C:\temp) – fast, “private”,
transient
 Profile (Desktop) – fast except
login/logoff, “private” but many copies,
backed up after logoff
 Remote (U:\) – slow, safe, both
private and public
Email and Web
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Email:
– Address: [email protected]
– Check using IMAP at imap.ms.uky.edu
– http://webmail.ms.uky.edu/ otherwise
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Web:
– http://www.ms.uky.edu/~user/
– PHP, CGI, etc. and fancy caching
– U:\public_html
Web Applications
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WHS – Blackboard like system with
many specialized algebra, geometry,
calculus, and statistical software
Webmail – Easy way to check mail
while away
Moodle – Blackboard like system used
here for math. education
Misc. – We write lots of toys and tools
Other locations
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HPCL POT922 – high performance
computing laboratory
Inslab CB311, CB313 – many desktops
for classroom labs and exploration
Mathskeller – study area with many
desktops for undergrad use
Ubuntu linux – alternative, pretty, fast,
but less supported
Getting help
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Your colleagues are a great source of
information
http://www.msc.uky.edu/help is the
most reliable way to request help
[email protected] is simple, but easier
to get lost
Phone calls and office visits degrade
service for everyone and are easily lost
Common problems
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Password does not work:
– Two passwords, windows and unix
– Desktop is almost always windows
– Servers (email, t-machines, etc.) use unix
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Web page does not update:
– Caching for speed (web pages on safe,
slow drive)
– Shift-reload, Ctrl-refresh