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                Introduction To Modern 
                Fortran Programming
                Course Description:
                The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the key features of modern Fortran including the Fortran 
                base types, arithmetic, precision, arrays and whole array features, I/O, control stuctures, intrinsic and user 
                defined functions, subroutines, modules, pointers and simple data structuring.
                The course builds to provide a solid foundation of skills to start working with existing codes and to progress to 
                the more advanced course.
                On completion of the course delegates should be able to work with most existing Fortran codes.
                Fortran is the main language for numeric computation, especially high performance computing, and over 80% of 
                the workload on the UK's academic research supercomputers is written in Fortran.
                The course is suitable for both complete beginners and people with some programming background.
                Pre-requisites:
                Delegates should be comfortable with using a computer system running Unix, Linux or Windows and using a 
                text editor.
                Course Content:
                   • Introduction to Problem                       •  Algorithms
                        Solving                                    •  Top-down and bottom up
                                                                   •  Object oriented programming
                                                                   •  Systems analysis and design
                                                                   •  Unified Modeling Language - UML 
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                 Course Outline
                Tel: +44 (0) 118 979 4000          Fax: +44 (0) 118 979 4000
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                    • Introduction to programming                    •  History
                        languages                                    •  What is a programming language?
                                                                     •  Program language development and 
                                                                          engineering
                                                                     •  Other programming languages, including: 
                                                                          C, Cobol, C++, Java, Csharp
                                                                     •  Programming language standardisation
                    • Introduction to programming                    •  Elements of a programming language
                                                                     •  Data description statements
                                                                     •  Control structures
                                                                     •  Data-processing statements
                                                                     •  Input and output (I/O) statements
                                                                     •  Simple examples doing both text and 
                                                                          numeric i/o
                    • Arithmetic                                     •  Real and integer data types
                                                                     •  The rules for computer arithmetic
                                                                     •  Finite precision and the implications for 
                                                                          computer arithmetic
                                                                     •  Comprehensive examples to illustrate the 
                                                                          above
                    • Arrays                                         •  Basic array syntax
                                                                     •  One dimensional and multidimensional 
                                                                          arrays
                                                                     •  Dynamic arrays - the allocatable attribute
                                                                     •  Whole array processing
                                                                     •  Array sections
                                                                     •  Array element ordering
                                                                     •  Comprehensive set of examples to 
                                                                          illustrate the above
                                                                                        21a Peach Street Wokingham Berkshire RG40 1XJ
                                                     Tel 0118 979 4000 Fax 0118 979 4035 Email training@ptr.co.uk www.ptr.co.uk
                                        Registered Office: Grenville Court Britwell Road Burnham Bucks SL1 8DF Company Registered No: 2442290 –  VAT registration No:532 1929 56
                Course Outline
                Tel: +44 (0) 118 979 4000          Fax: +44 (0) 118 979 4000
                Email: training@ptr.co.uk          Web: www.ptr.co.uk
                   • I/O                                           •  Numeric edit descriptors
                                                                   •  Input and output of reals and integers
                                                                   •  Character data
                                                                   •  Files
                                                                   •  File access - open and close
                                                                   •  Speed of access - text versus binary
                                                                   •  Records
                                                                   •  Handling errors
                   • Functions                                     •  The first of the two fundamental Fortran 
                                                                       building blocks
                                                                   •  Intrinsic functions
                                                                   •  User defined functions
                                                                   •  Scope of variables
                                                                   •  Internal functions
                                                                   •  Pure functions
                                                                   •  Elemental functions
                                                                   •  Functions and modules
                   • Control Structures                            •  Complete coverage of Fortrans control 
                                                                       structures
                   • Characters                                    •  Character data in Fortran
                                                                   •  Fortran's character functions
                   • Fortran's other data types                    •  Complex
                                                                   •  Logical
                   • Introduction to Derived                       •  Basic derived type syntax
                        Types
                   • An Introduction to Pointers                   •  Basic pointer syntax
                                                                   •  Allocate and deallocate
                                                                   •  Examples to illustrate use
                                                                   •  Memory leaks
                                                                                     21a Peach Street Wokingham Berkshire RG40 1XJ
                                                   Tel 0118 979 4000 Fax 0118 979 4035 Email training@ptr.co.uk www.ptr.co.uk
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                 Course Outline
                Tel: +44 (0) 118 979 4000          Fax: +44 (0) 118 979 4000
                Email: training@ptr.co.uk          Web: www.ptr.co.uk
                    • Subroutines                                    •  Fortran's remaining building block
                                                                     •  Modules and subroutines
                                                                     •  Passing parameters in Fortran
                                                                     •  Passing scalar and array parameters
                                                                     •  Automatic and allocatable arrays
                                                                     •  Keyword and optional arguments
                                                                     •  Internal subroutines and scope
                                                                     •  Commercial numerical and statistical 
                                                                         subroutine libraries
                    • Modules                                        •  Fortran's code organisation mechanism
                                                                     •  Basic module syntax
                                                                     •  Modules for global data
                                                                     •  Modules for precision specification and 
                                                                         constant definition
                                                                     •  Modules for globally sharing data
                                                                     •  Modules for derived data types
                                                                     •  Implicit and explicit interfaces
                    • Data structuring in Fortran                    •  Examples to illustrate simple data 
                                                                         structuring facilities
                Course Duration:                                           5 Days
                                                                                        21a Peach Street Wokingham Berkshire RG40 1XJ
                                                     Tel 0118 979 4000 Fax 0118 979 4035 Email training@ptr.co.uk www.ptr.co.uk
                                        Registered Office: Grenville Court Britwell Road Burnham Bucks SL1 8DF Company Registered No: 2442290 –  VAT registration No:532 1929 56