[nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
Kendra Schaber
redwing731 at gmail.com
Sat Jan 27 03:03:54 UTC 2018
Hi Don and all!
Good to know!!! Where would you go to gget the most accessable tutorial to learn La-Tex?
Blessed be!!!
Kendra Schaber
National Federation of the Blind,
Capitol Chapter,
Salem, Oregon.
"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
> On Jan 26, 2018, at 18:30, Donald Winiecki via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> LaTex (pronounced La-Tek) is actually a typesetting or page-formatting
> language. It is used throughout the sciences because it is specially
> designed to handle scientific notation of any kind in a very explicit and
> consistent way. LaTex uses only ASCII characters so it is also very often
> used to translate from print to braille (and back) while retaining absolute
> clarity. However, as suggested by others in this thread, it is not as
> compact as UEB or Nemeth are designed to be. Regardless, it will become a
> major part of your toolchain when communicating mathematical and scientific
> content with your peers.
>
> There are many online introductions and tutorials on LaTex, but I apologise
> because I cannot say how accessible they are.
>
> Python is a general purpose programming language that has a very large
> following. It is considered to be good for small to mid-size programs,
> which is probably what you'll be writing when producing programs to solve
> particular problems encountered in courses and in research. It is also a
> well-regarded tool in data science, which itself may be part of your
> eventual work in climatology.
>
> I'm excited for you! I remember my initial courses in meteorology and my
> first programming course in Fortran way back in the 1980s. While I switch
> paths along the way, I still make substantive use of the methods and tools
> I learned back then to produce my own tools for research.
>
> Best,
>
> _don
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 3:57 PM, Martin, Vincent F via nfbcs <
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Do you know what you will be required to learn specifically? Is it
>> programming logic or a specific programming language? With your proposed
>> major, I suspect you will also have to learn to analyze Statistical data as
>> well.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra Schaber
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:24 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Where to start in computer science:
>>
>> Hi all!
>> I’m a complete novis in computer science but I have to learn it as part
>> of getting a climatology degree. I was advised to also learn a language
>> called Latex which I know nothing about. Does anyone know of the best
>> places to start learning about Latex and other computer languages?
>> Thank you!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Blessed be!!!
>> Kendra Schaber
>> National Federation of the Blind,
>> Capitol Chapter,
>> Salem, Oregon.
>> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear" Author Unknown.
>>
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