**Welcome to the Statt Lab Manual!**

Getting started - read the {{ :stattlabexpectations.pdf | shared expectations}} and [[guidelines:general|general guidelines]] first.
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Plan 
  * which [[misc:classes_to_take|classes]] to take
  * when to have weekly meetings
  * which fellowships or grants to apply to and when
  * your short-,mid-, and long-term goals towards completing your degree
  * major milestones for your scientific research progress 
Ask 
  * which [[literature_and_writing:literature_getting_started|Books on simulation methods and papers]] to read
  * which desk space and computer setup to use [[[[:onboarding|and other related administrative items]]
  * (Ask a lot...)
Learn to
  * take [[literature_and_writing:take_notes|notes]]
  * use the [[coding:bash|Bash command line tool]]
  * code in [[coding:python|Python]] 
  * perform simulations
    * [[installation:general_cmake| install programs]]
    * [[simulation:run_mc_simulations|run simulations ]]
  * [[simulation:configuration_viewers|visualize simulation data]]
  * [[simulation:analyzing_gsd_trajectories| analyze data ]]
  * write documents with [[literature_and_writing:write_paper#Formatting with LaTeX|LaTeX]]
  * track code repositories using [[coding:git|]]
  * plan your [[guidelines:time_management|time efficiently]]
  * (...)
Learn about
  * [[simulation:sidebar|simulations]]
  * soft matter, polymers, colloids
  * [[simulation:campus_cluster|cluster usage]]
  * (...)


Group repositories:
  * Useful, generic python analyzing scripts: https://github.com/astatt/analyze_scripts/
  * MC code for colloidal mixtures: https://github.com/astatt/mc_sim/
  * Azplugins for HOOMD-blue: https://github.com/mphowardlab/azplugins/