Introduction to Fortran

• Introduction
  • Solving Problems Using Computers and High Level Programming Languages
  • Operating Systems and Computer Platforms
• Use of the FTN90 Fortran Compiler in the Computer Labs
  • Some useful DOS commands
  • Some useful NAG Fortran 90 Compiler commands
• First Steps
  • From problem to program
  • Basic Fortran statements
• Structure of a Fortran Program
  • Errors in Programs
  • Design and Testing
  • F90 free form
  • F77 fixed form
  • Programming Exercises
• The Fortran Programming Language
  • The Fortran Character Set
  • Constants and Variables
  • Names
  • Variable Type Declarations
  • Derived Data Types
  • Kind Type Parameters
  • Arithmetic Expressions
  • Expression Type
  • Assignment Statement
  • Overflow, Underflow and Divide Check Error
  • Exercises
• Input And Output
  • READ Statement
  • WRITE Statement
  • A Sample Program using I/O Statements
  • Exercises
• Basic Building Blocks: Program Units
  • Intrinsic Functions and Subroutines
  • External Functions
  • Subroutines
  • Modules
  • Modules and derived data types
  • Modules and explicit procedure interfaces
  • Exercises
• Control Structures
  • IF Statements
    • Relational and Logical Expressions
  • Logical Variables
    • Logical IF Statement
    • Block IF Statements
    • The CASE construct
  • DO Loop Statement
    • Syntax
  • Exercises
• Arrays
  • Array Declarations
  • Two and Higher-Dimensional Arrays
  • Arrays with Lower Bounds
  • Array constants and initial values
  • Arrays as Subprogram Parameters
  • Implied Do Loops
  • Using arrays in expressions