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ASTR615 Survey Results
Fall 2011
12 respondents (100%)
- Computer familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 3 [Skilled], range from [Expert] to [Help me!]
- Most of you have access to a Mac (66%) or Linux (dept account)
- Unix familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 3.5 [Novice], range from [Expert] to [Unix?]
- Unix commands:
- cat: 5/12 correct (41%)
- grep: 7/12 correct (58%)
- sed: 0 correct (0%)
- awk: 0 correct (0%)
- make: 8/12 correct (66%)
- Fortran familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 4.6 [None], range from [Novice] to [None]
- Java familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 4.6 [None], range from [Skilled] to [None]
- C familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 3.75 [Novice], range from [Expert] to [Novice]
- C statements:
- increment: 8/12 correct (66%)
- loop: 7/12 correct (58%)
- pointers: 4/12 correct (33%)
- malloc: 6/12 correct (50%)
- structures: 1/12 correct (8%)
- Other languages: many of you know Pythoni! IDL and Matlab follow
- sm familiarity [1=Master, 5=None]:
Avg = 4.75 [None] from [Novice] to [None]
- Other plotting/visualization packages:
- gnuplot: a few (4/12)
- IDL: best known (9/12)
- Matlab: (7/12)
- Other: Python, Visit (3D rendring)
- Do you know how to?
- Deal with multimedia content: 7 (60%)
- Create animation: 6 (50%)
- Print colour output: 8 (66%)
- Use PowerPoint or OpenOffice: 12 (100%)
- Have you ever?
- Used a supercomputer: 0 (0%)
- Written parallel code: 4 (33%)
- Written assembly code: 0 (0%)
- Used revision/maintenance software: 1 (8%)
- Written HTML code: 9 (75%)
Number of respondents who supplied their name: 10 (83%)
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Massimo Ricotti
2011-09-05