Books:

• Numerical Recipes in C , (many language variations are available, but not python) used in ASTR 415.

References:

• Unix/Linux references:
  • ASTR415 notes
  • old ASTR688N notes
  • UNIX Tutorial for Beginners
  • The UNIX Shell [Software Carpentry]
  • X forwarding
• Python references:
  • Python for Astronomers (textbook)
  • Dive Into Python 3
  • Google's Python Class
  • Code Academy (needs a free Sign up)
    • python
    • git
    • command line
  • Beaker (The Data Scientists Laboratory)
  • Python as a Second Language [Software Carpentry]
• C references:
  • C
• Project Euler
• Papers:
  • Best Practices for Scientific Computing
  • ASAIP (Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics Portal) - lots of papers and resources.