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PJG Home Sources pageStatistical research: some advice for beginners: excellent advice from Michael Hamada and Randy Sitter on how to start research, aimed at PhD students. Note that in one or two places, it assumes you are in the US system, where a PhD programme includes coursework.Libraryhttp://www.lib.bristol.ac.uk/ALEPH/ library cataloguehttp://www.bris.ac.uk/is/ Information services - giving access to (e.g.): Databases (including http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/ the Web of Knowledge, for Science Citation Index, etc.) Electronic journals (go direct to JStor at http://www.jstor.ac.uk ) Internet searching
ComputingThe computing you need (as a postgraduate student in the mathematical sciences) : powerpoint | pdf handout
The R systemThe R systemLocal material on R
LaTeX(for technical writing: papers, theses, etc., and also overhead slides)Files for my demo document: LaTeX source, PostScript figure, instructions, output in Postscript, and output in PDF. File for my demo overheads: LaTeX source, output in Postscript, and output in PDF. Zip archive of files demonstrating making pdf slides for LaTeX, suitable for direct display using data projector Slides in pdf, the easy way
Writing a web pageSimple example web page used in AST lecture.
CygwinAn excellent Linux/Unix environment that runs under Windows, allowing you the best of both worlds: CygwinNotes on installing Cygwin Staff development coursesDetailed directory
Computing service courses and documentsFull programme of computer service coursesComputing services |
