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cs4731, D96/97 Notes

Here is some information that cs4731 students may be useful and/or interesting.

WPI Information

• UNIX a short listing of some UNIX commands
• Emacs: a summary of important commands for the emacs text editor
• GDB: a summary of important commands for the gdb debugger
• turnin, log, and getgrade: how to submit assignments and check your grades
• Make: a summary of the UNIX make utility
• Vectors: a brief summary of vector calculus. Available in [ps] or [pdf] format.

Information available at other Web sources

• UNIX Reference Desk: a good place to start for answers to questions about UNIX
• GNU Emacs Manual. This is the manual written by the emacs development staff. It is available at several web sites.

Selected resources available in print

• Learning the UNIX Operating System by G Todino, J Strang and J Peek. This is a good first book about UNIX
• Learning GNU Emacs by D Cameron and B. Rosenblatt and E Raymond. This is a comprehensive text book designed for beginners.
• Managing Projects with make by A Oram and S Talbot. This is a small book about how to use the make facility in UNIX.
• Books on vector calculus and 4D geometry. See the references in the vector notes.
• Annotated bibliography of computer graphics reference books.

Other resources

• Avalon, a CD-ROM collection of 3D models and associated data, including file formats. Published by Walnut Creek, ISBN 1-57176-110-1

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