Overview of Training Materials

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr height="150"> <td align="left"><img src="../img/logo.gif" alt="IAC logo"></img></td> <td width="100%" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="center"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0" height="32"> <tr align="center" valign="center"> <td> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Overview of Training Materials</font></td> </tr> </table>  <p><br> The IAC offers a number of downloadable training courses covering both AVS5 and AVS/Express. These include both Introductory and Advanced courses, and the training materials were developed by the IAC in conjunction with <a href="http://mvc.man.ac.uk/" target="_top">Manchester Visualization Centre</a> and <a href="http://www.mcc.ac.uk/hpc/mantec/index.shtml" target="_top">MAN T&EC</a>, based on earlier versions produced by Manchester Computing (<a href="http://www.mcc.ac.uk/" target="_top">MC</a>) for the UK Advisory Group on Computer Graphics (AGOCG). The material contains:</p> <ul> <li>Introduction, syllabus and overview of the courses. </li> <li>Slides for the courses. </li> <li>Practical workbook for the courses. </li> </ul> <p>There are also a number of data files and modules which support the practical exercises described in the course notes.</p> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>AVS5 Courses </b></font></td> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The following <a href="avs5/index.shtml" target="_top">AVS5</a> courses are available:</p> <ul> <li><a href="avs5/index.shtml#intro5" target="_top">Introduction to AVS5</a></li> <li><a href="avs5/index.shtml#adv5" target="_top">Advanced AVS5</a></li> </ul> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>AVS/Express Courses </b></font></td> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The following <a href="express/index.shtml" target="_top">AVS/Express</a> courses are available:</p> <ul> <li><a href="express/index.shtml#introxp" target="_top">Introduction to AVS/Express Visualization Edition</a></li> <li><a href="express/index.shtml#movingxp" target="_top">Moving from AVS5 to AVS/Express</a></li> <li><a href="express/index.shtml#modwrite" target="_top">Module Writing for AVS/Express</a></li> </ul> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Visualization Cookbook using AVS/Express</b></font></td> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The <a href="cookbook/index.shtml#express" target="_top">Visualization Cookbook using AVS/Express</a> which was written within <a href="http://mvc.man.ac.uk/" target="_top">MVC</a> and funded by the <a href="http://www.uauug.org.uk" target="_top">uAUug</a>. It shows how to tackle some specific visualization tasks using AVS/Express. It describes how to get from the raw data to the rendered image. The Visualization Coobook examples cover following subjects. </p> <ul> <li><a href="cookbook/express/index.shtml#medical" target="_top">Medical Data</a></li> <li><a href="cookbook/express/index.shtml#meteorological" target="_top">Meteorological Data</a></li> <li><a href="cookbook/express/index.shtml#engineering" target="_top">Engineering Data</a></li> </ul> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Visualization Cookbook using Gsharp</b></font></td> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>The <a href="cookbook/index.shtml#gsharp" target="_top">Visualization Cookbook using Gsharp</a> which was written within <a href="http://mvc.man.ac.uk/" target="_top">MVC</a> and funded by the <a href="http://www.uauug.org.uk" target="_top">uAUug</a>. It shows how to tackle some specific visualization tasks using Gsharp. It describes how to get from the raw data to the rendered image. The Visualization Coobook examples cover following subjects. </p> <P>The course examples cover:</P> <UL> <LI>Temperature Data. </LI> <LI>Superconductor Data. </LI> <LI>Percentile Data. </LI> <LI>Statistical Data. </LI> </UL> <br> <table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> <td nowrap><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Additional Courses </b></font></td> <td><img src="../img/spot1.gif" alt="" width="8" height="8"></td> </tr> </table> <br> <p>Courses are also offered by Advanced Visual Systems Inc. For more details visit their <a href="http://www.avs.com/training/index.htm" target="_top">Customer Training</a> page.</p> <p>An <a href="http://www.ncsc.org/training/materials/express_workbook/" target="_top"> on-line AVS/Express Workbook</a> with lab exercises you can work through at your own machine. It was created by Steve Thorpe & <a href="mailto:sandyp@ncsc.org">Sandy Henriquez</a> of the <a href="http://www.ncsc.org" target="_top">North Carolina Supercomputing Center</a> and <a href="mailto:kenf@osc.edu">Ken Flurchick</a> of the <a href="http://www.osc.edu" target="_top">Ohio Supercomputer Center</a>.</p>  </td></tr> <tr height="100%"> <td class="sideLink" width="25%" align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><a href="../general/index.shtml" target="_top">General Information</a></p> <p><a href="../repository/index.shtml" target="_top">Repositories</a></p> <p><a href="../usergroup/index.shtml" target="_top">User Group</a></p> <p><a href="../training/index.shtml" target="_top">Training Materials</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="avs5/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS5</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="express/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS/Express</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="cookbook/index.shtml" target="_top">  Cookbooks</a></p> </td> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0"> <tr> <td><img src="../img/foot1.gif" alt="IAC" width="155" height="25"></td> <td width="100%">  </td> </tr> </table>