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This section of the catalog concerns open source software. Open source software is often free, and as the name implies, the source code is available and can be modified. As we find open source software that we find useful in a technical application, we will add more courses to this section.
Click on the course number to see a detailed description of each course and registration instructions.
Courses marked "(free)" are available to all, whether or not you have a current subscription. All other courses require a current subscription for access. We offer these free courses to allow you to try out our training before you subscribe.
If there is a course you would like to see us develop in this section you can always suggest a course.
| Course No. | Course Title | Eq. Hours* | Prerequisites |
| FINK101 | Introduction to fink for OS X The fink program is software that is used to install free open source software on Macintosh OS X. If you have a Macintosh computer, you want fink! This short course goes over downloading and installing fink, using fink from the command line, downloading and installing fink commander, using fink commander. |
none | |
| GCC101 | The gcc Compiler In this course the basics of the gcc compiler will be described. The basics include downloading, installing, and using the compiler. This compiler will be used for several computing courses on LearningMeasure.com. |
none | |
| OCTAVE100 | Introduction to Octave This is an introductory course into the open source software Octave, which is very similar to Matlab. Other than the section on installation of Octave, this course can also serve as an introduction to Matlab. |
3 | none |
| XMGRACE101 | Introduction to xmgrace This course will cover the basics of installing and running xmgrace, and will cover the fundamentals of generating a graph. xmgrace is a graphing tool that can generate graphical representation of your data in many formats, including PDF, JPEG, and other graphical formats. |
3 | Installed X software |
* Equivalent hours are the equivalent classroom hours. Same as CEU (continuing education units), RU (Recertification units), and PDH (personal development hours).