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Computing Orientation

Computing Orientation. Mathematical Sciences August 17, 2007 Jack Schmidt, System Administrator. Overview. Who we are Major services Getting help. What is Math Sciences. Provide computer support for research and instruction within the math and stats departments

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Computing Orientation

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  1. Computing Orientation Mathematical Sciences August 17, 2007 Jack Schmidt, System Administrator

  2. Overview • Who we are • Major services • Getting help

  3. What is Math Sciences • 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

  4. People of Math Sciences • Prof. Paul Eakin, Director • Prof. Ken Kubota, Technical Director • Mike McKenna, Hardware Manager • Vidya Rangnekar, Software Manager • Jack Schmidt, Network Administrator • Marc Heft, Administrator • Help@ms.uky.edu, The real workers

  5. Major Services • Computer desktops • Commercial & specialized applications • File space • Email and Web space • Web Applications • Other locations

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Email and Web • Email: • Address: user@ms.uky.edu • Check using IMAP at imap.ms.uky.edu • http://webmail.ms.uky.edu/ otherwise • Web: • http://www.ms.uky.edu/~user/ • PHP, CGI, etc. and fancy caching • U:\public_html

  9. Web Applications • 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

  10. Other locations • 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

  11. Getting help • Your colleagues are a great source of information • http://www.msc.uky.edu/help is the most reliable way to request help • help@ms.uky.edu is simple, but easier to get lost • Phone calls and office visits degrade service for everyone and are easily lost

  12. Common problems • Password does not work: • Two passwords, windows and unix • Desktop is almost always windows • Servers (email, t-machines, etc.) use unix • Web page does not update: • Caching for speed (web pages on safe, slow drive) • Shift-reload, Ctrl-refresh

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