Lab 1: Friday, Jan. 9, 2015

• Video from the lab presentation.
• Read the section Downloading and installing software for this class, and try installing the necessary software, in particular Git and the Python plotting package matplotlib.
• We will not be using Clawpack yet.
• If you are not familiar with Git, follow some of the links on the page above to learn a bit about how to use it.
• The lab session will consist of a brief introduction to Git and time to answer questions and/or help with software installation.
• You might also want to create an account on SageMathCloud if you don’t have one already, particularly if you don’t have the required software on your laptop (see Using SageMathCloud).
• Please complete this survey on your background.