An introduction to programming with IDL : Interactive Data Language /

In todays information age, scientists and engineers must quickly and efficiently analyze extremely large sets of data. One of the best tools to accomplish this is Interactive Data Language (IDLʼ), a programming and visualization environment that facilitates numerical modeling, data analysis, and ima...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bowman, Kenneth P.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, [2006]
Subjects:	Interactive Data Language (Electronic resource) Interactive computer systems. Application software > Development. Mathematical statistics > Data processing. IDL (programmeertaal) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book Publisher description Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Part I IDL BASICS
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - IDL Manuals and Books
Chapter 3 - Interactive IDL
Chapter 4 - IDL Scripts (Batch Jobs)
Chapter 5 - Integer Constants and Variables
Chapter 6 - Floating-Point Constants and Variables
Chapter 7 - Using Arrays
Chapter 8 - Searching and Sorting
Chapter 9 - Structures
PART II INPUT AND OUTPUT
Chapter 10 - Printing Text
Chapter 11 - Reading Text
Chapter 12 - Writing and Reading Binary Files
Chapter 13 - Reading NetCDF Files
Chapter 14 - Writing NetCDF Files
PART III PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND CONTROL
Chapter 15 - Procedures and Functions
Chapter 16 - Program Control
PART IV GRAPHICS
Chapter 17 - Line Graphs
Chapter 18 - Contour and Surface Plots
Chapter 19 - Mapping
Chapter 20 - Printing Graphics
Chapter 21 - Color and Image Display
Chapter 22 - Animation
PART V APPLICATIONS
Chapter 23 - Statistics and Pseudorandom Numbers
Chapter 24 - Interpolation
Chapter 25 - Fourier Analysis
Appendix A An IDL Style Guide
Appendix B Example Procedures, Functions, Scripts, and Data Files.