The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Western Carolina University maintains computing facilities to satisfy a number of teaching, research, and administrative needs. These facilities supplement the computing facilities provided at the university level.
Departmental Computer Lab
The department funds and operates a computer lab in Stillwell 434, on the same floor
as the departmental office. The lab is equipped with x86-based computers running Microsoft
Windows XP and Linux.
Software on Lab Machines
(All lab machine dual boot Windows and Linux)
Windows XP:
- Microsoft Office
- The latest version of Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK)
- Matlab
- Minitab
- Maple
- SAS
- LaTeX with Editors
- BlueJ
- Eclipse
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Internet access software (WWW, ssh, sftp)
Linux:
- Java JDK
- gimp (photo manipulation program)
- LaTeX
- xfig
- open office
- many other open source software packages
Departmental UNIX Server
The department also maintains a Linux server, polaris.cs.wcu.edu, which provides shell
and X-windows access for student and faculty work.
Tools available on Polaris:
- Java JDK
- C, C++,
- DDD,
- gdb
- ruby
- python
- scheme
- prolog
- perl
- gimp (photo manipulation program)
- xfig
- LaTeX
- emacs
- vi / vim / gvim
- ssh
- sftp
- and many other open source software packages
Each student in the department can request an account on polaris.