The following software products are available on the CLAMV Teaching Lab Linux
computers (tlab036 - tlab071). Please read the
| Package |
Description |
| Mathematics |
| Maple |
The essential tool for mathematics and modeling |
| Mathematica |
If you're doing anything technical, think Mathematica--not just for computation, but for modeling, simulation, visualization, development, documentation, and deployment |
| Matlab |
Matlab is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran |
| Maxima |
A Computer Algebra System |
| Octave |
GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations |
| R-Project |
R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics |
| Sage |
Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system |
| Scilab |
The open source platform for numerical computation |
| BLAS |
The BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) are routines that provide standard building blocks for performing basic vector and matrix operations |
| FFTW |
FFTW is a C subroutine library for computing the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) in one or more dimensions |
| GSL |
The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a numerical library for C and C++ programmers |
| Lapack |
Linear Algebra PACKage |
| Numpy |
NumPy is the fundamental package needed for scientific computing with Python |
| Scipy |
SciPy is open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering |
| SuperLU |
SuperLU is a general purpose library for the direct solution of large, sparse, nonsymmetric systems of linear equations on high performance machines |
| Data Analysis |
| GNUPlot |
Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven interactive data and function plotting utility for UNIX, IBM OS/2, MS Windows, DOS, Macintosh, VMS, Atari and many other platforms |
| IDL |
IDL is the ideal, timesaving solution for data analysis, data visualization, and software application development |
| LabPlot |
LabPlot : Data analysis and visualisation |
| QtiPlot |
QtiPlot is a professional scientific data analysis and visualisation solution |
| XmGrace |
Grace is a WYSIWYG 2D plotting tool for the X Window System and Motif |
| matplotlib |
matplotlib is a python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms |
| Visualization |
| Blender |
Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GPL |
| Paraview |
ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application |
| Povray |
The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics |
| Tecplot |
A complete CFD visualization tool that helps analyze, explore and understand complex simulation data |
| VTK |
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization used by thousands of researchers and developers around the world |
| Molecular Science |
| Amber |
Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement |
| Avogadro |
Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas |
| Gaussian |
Quantum Chemistry Package |
| GaussView |
Graphical User Interface for Gaussian |
| Kalzium |
Kalzium is a program which shows you the Periodic System of Elements (PSE) |
| Molden |
MOLDEN a pre- and post processing program of molecular and electronic structure |
| Molekel |
Molekel is an open-source multi-platform molecular visualization program |
| MOPAC7 |
MOPAC7 is a semi-empirical quantum-mechanics code written by James J. P. Stewart and co-workers |
| Open Babel |
Open Babel is a chemical toolbox designed to speak the many languages of chemical data |
| RasMol |
Molecular Visualization Freeware |
| VMD |
VMD is a molecular visualization program for displaying, animating, and analyzing large biomolecular systems using 3-D graphics and built-in scripting |
| Life Science |
| Gromacs |
A molecular dynamics package primarily designed for biomolecular systems such as proteins and lipids |
| Modeller |
Program for Comparative Protein Structure Modelling by Satisfaction of Spatial Restraints |
| Neuron |
For empirically-based simulations of neurons and networks of neurons |
| SPM |
Statistical Parametric Mapping |
| Earth and Space Science |
| GDAL |
Geospatial Data Abstraction Library |
| GMT |
Generic Mapping Tools |
| Grass GIS |
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System |
| HDF5 |
HDF5 is a unique technology suite that makes possible the management of extremely large and complex data collections |
| OpendTect |
Open Source Seismic Interpretation System |
| Petromod |
Software for Petroleum Systems Modeling |
| Seismic UNIX |
The Instant Seismic Processing and Research Environment |
| Editors |
| Emacs |
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor - and more |
| JEdit |
jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds of person-years of development behind it |
| Kile |
An integrated Latex Environment |
| Lyx |
LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a graphical interface |
| Programm Development and Compiler |
| DDD |
GNU DDD is a graphical front-end for command-line debuggers |
| Eclipse |
A project aiming to provide a universal toolset for development |
| G95 |
G95 is a stable, production Fortran 95 compiler available for multiple cpu architectures and operating systems |
| GCC |
The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, ... , Fortran, Java, ... |
| Intel Compiler |
Intel Compiler Suite for C, C++ and Fortran programming |
| Java SDK |
A Java 6 compatible implementation based on OpenJDK 6 and IcedTea 6 |
| NAG Fortran |
The NAG Fortran Compiler |
| PGI Compiler |
PGI's full suite of parallelizing F77, F95, HPF, C and C++ compilers and development tools |
| Prolog |
SWI-Prolog offers a comprehensive Free Software Prolog environment |
| Miscellaneous |
| Environment Modules |
The Modules package provides for dynamic modification of a user's environment with module files |
| Locate |
Tool for Locating Files |
| MPICH |
MPICH is a freely available, portable implementation of MPI, the standard for message-passing libraries |
