Software Tutorials
All programs are installed in the CAL (sometimes restricted to one side) and are available for use. If you are looking for the public workshops, done in the CAL, visit our events page.
| Software | Tutorial Description | Requirements |
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Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Plotter |
This tutorial is intended for those new to Adobe Illustrator CS2 who wish to print a large-format poster with the plotter | Must have Illustrator – this program is available on all computers in the CAL |
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Adobe Illustrator Poster Tips and Examples |
This tutorial is intended for those new to Adobe Illustrator CS2 who wish to print a large-format poster with the plotter | Must have Illustrator – this program is available on all computers in the CAL |
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
This tutorial will explain the basics of scanner usage and teach the user some basic Photoshop functions as well as how to save and organize your project files. | Must have Photoshop – this program is available on the East Side of the CAL and on the Mac’s. |
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ChemDraw |
This tutorial shows you how to draw a caffiene molecule. | ChemDraw is installed in the CAL and is necessary for completing this tutorial. |
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ChemSketch 8.17 |
This tutorial is intended for use by students to create, alter and view chemical structures in various dimensions. | Additional data files are needed to complete this tutorial. ChemSketch is open-source software available for download at: http://www.acdlabs.com/download/. |
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Excel Tricks |
This is a compilation of tricks to navigate through Excel with ease. | Requires MS Excel, may potentially also work with Open Office: Math. |
| FreeMind 0.8.0 |
This tutorial will explain the tools used in FreeMind to help you build a MindMap for visual organization. | Requires FreeMind, available for download at: http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page. |
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Google Earth v. 3.0.0762 |
This tutorial shows you various features of Google Earth while simultaneously having you map The Seven Wonders of the World. | Google Earth is available for download at: http://earth.google.com/downloads.html. |
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Idrisi Workshop v. I32.02 |
This tutorial is intended for use by those familiar with GIS, who wish to interpret images such as those from satellites. | Idrisi is not open-source software but is available for use in the CAL. |
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ImageJ Workshop |
This tutorial is a guide for calculating area using ImageJ software, a program for image processing and analysis using Java. | ImageJ is a public domain software available here. |
| Importing Data into ArcMap | Learn how to export XY coordinates into ArcMap to create a map! | Uses GoogleEarth workshop to find XY coordinates of The Seven Wonders of the World then imports data into ArcMap to create a map of the Seven Wonders. Requires ArcMap – trial versions can be purchased in the bookstore bundled with textbooks students can purchase (~$60). |
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Kaleidagraph |
This tutorial will inform the user how to create and format graphs using KaleidaGraph. | Requires Kaleidagraph—available in the CAL. |
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Lab View Tutorial |
This tutorial shows you how to use LabView for data acquisition. | |
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LoggerPro 3.3 |
This tutorial is intended for use by students using LoggerPro as a data acquistion tool from LabPro devices. | Installed on all CAL machines and specs. Can be installed on any TESC computer (just talk to Rip). |
| Maple 11.1 |
This workshop is intended to show users how to find the Ten Minute Tour in Maple 11 and provide them with useful links | Installed on East-Side Computers |
| Mathematica 4.1 |
This tutorial is intended for use by students using Mathematica 4.1 for computations or graphing. | Installed on all CAL machines. Student versions available from Wolfram. To open this tutorial, you must save the link and open it with Mathematica. |
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Optical Character Recognition for Scannning |
This tutorial is intended for those wishing to copy an existing paper document into text. | Requires Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0, installed in the imaging area of the CAL (where the scanners are located). |
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PowerPoint |
This tutorial is intended for use by students and/or faculty wishing to put together a slideshow style presentation on just about anything. | PowerPoint. |
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R (Tutorials and Readings) |
These are several tutorials intended to familiarize the user with the basic statistical abilities of R and explain the basic structure of the program, and how to download the program at home. | R is available on PC, Mac, and Linux, and it is free! Go to the tutorial to help walk you through how to download R. |
| SciLab v. 3.1.1 Workshop |
This workshop is intended to familiarize the user with the most superficial functions of SciLab and explain the basic structure. | SciLab is available for download at http://www.scilab.org/. |
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SPSS Workshop |
This workshop is a quick overview of some important things to know about SPSS. | SPSS is installed on the West Side of the CAL and is not open-source software. | StarLogo Tutorials |
These tutorials are intended for use by students and/or faculty using modeling, or wishing to familiarize themselves with programming language and/or modeling programs. To see an example of how StarLOGO programming language can be ported click here to play StarLOGO Frogger. | StarLogo is available for download at: http://education.mit.edu/starlogo. |
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Stella Workshop |
This workshop is a thorough introduction to environmental modeling on Stella by creating a model from equations and producing graphs. | Available in the West Side of the CAL. |
| Python | Some online tutorials | Python is on both sides |