Workstations and Labs
Applied Math Computer Lab
The department maintains a computer lab available to all AM graduate students in Building E1, Room 214. Unix and Windows environments are both available, as is a wide variety of software packages.
Workstations and Software
Currently, our department provides the following workstations for students:
- Unix environment: laplace.math.iit.edu and birkhoff.math.iit.edu in computer lab Room 214 of E1
- Windows environment: 1 PC in E1 117, 1 PC in 214E1(the black Dell) and 1 PC in E1 105
- Beowolf Cluster
Accounts
To apply for computer accounts on the Unix workstations, send request to xiaofan.li@iit.edu. The accounts on the unix workstations ('laplace' and 'birkhoff') are identical. If you want to change your password on the unix machines, please change it on 'laplace'. If you want to use one of PCs with Windows, you can request an account in the Applied Math Main Office, E-1 room 208 or send an email here.
Software
Besides some basic software available on the workstations, the following lists those software that are important:
- Microsoft Office, Mathematica, Maple and Matlab are installed on the PCs with Windows operating system.
- 'birkhoff', 'laplace' ( and 'menger') have Matlab and Maple installed. We have a 5-user concurrent license for Matlab. Therefore, make sure you exit Matlab after you finish using the software. To use Matlab, type 'matlab &' on any xterm window; to use Maple, type 'xmaple &' on any xterm window.
- The C, C++ and Fortran compilers on 'birkhoff' and 'laplace' are 'gcc', 'g++' and 'g77', respectively.
- TeX and LaTeX are installed on the Unix machines.
- Brief introductions to different programs
OTS Labs
IIT's Office of Technology Services (OTS) maintains several computer labs across campus, all of which have Maple installed on the computers. A complete list of programs available, as well as hours and locations, can be found here.