Software Resources

High Performance Computing (HPC)

• HPC - Coming Soon
• Lab Computers - Coming Soon

LaTex

$ \LaTeX $ is the standard for typesetting technical and scientific documents.

For example: $ -\frac{\hbar^2}{2m}\nabla^2 \psi(\mathbf{r}) + V(\mathbf{r})\psi(\mathbf{r}) = E\psi(\mathbf{r}) $

• Overleaf - Collaborative online LaTex Editor with free tier
• Local Installations (MiKTeX / MacTeX / TeX Live / … )
  • More information about LaTex ecosystem https://www.latex-project.org/get/

Data Science

• UC Berkeley DataHub - On-demand, cloud-based Jupyter Notebooks
• R Studio Datahub - On-demand, cloud-based R Studio IDE (R Lang)

Symbolic and Numerical Computing

• Mathematica - Computing in the language of math. With a free Berkeley-eligiblle license.
  • Alternatively, download Wolfram Engine for free and use with wljs, etc.
• Matlab - Numerical computing environment. With a free Berkeley-eligiblle license.
  • Alternatively, use Open Source GNU Octave

Lab Software

• NI LabVIEW - Graphical programming environment for data acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation. With a free Berkeley-eligiblle license.

Circuit Design

• Altium Designer - Industry Standard PCB Design Software (Free for Students)
• KiCad - Open Source PCB Design Software

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

• Solidworks (Low Cost for Students) - Industry Standard CAD Software
• Autodesk (Free for Students and Educators)
• Onshape (Free for Students and Educators) Web-based CAD Software

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

• Ansys - Industry Standard FEA Software (Free for Students)
• OpenFOAM (Open Source)

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