Syllabus
Basics of Unix
Brief review of the software used in high energy physics computing
Basics of Unix/Linux: basic commands and utilities loops, simple scripts
Debian Linux installation on PC
From Pascal to C and C++ comparison of programming languages, differences pointers program compilation under Linux, debugger object-oriented programming, very basics of C++
Data processing and analysis in ROOT: basic data structures fits, simple macros, user-defined functions trees, selection criteria
Text processing in LaTeX: basic styles and environments math formulae, tables, figures
Annotation
Brief overview of software used in particle physics. Operating system UNIX, work on the Linux-based computers.
From Pascal to C upto C++ - comparison of basic features of these programming languages, with emphasis on pointers and programming methods used in C++. Data analysis with Root package.
Text processing with LaTeX.