Fortran 90 beginners tutorial – Part I – hello world, programs and modules

Part 1 of an introduction to programming in Fortran 90, given as part of our computational astrophysics course at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Notes available from: https://users.monash.edu.au/~dprice/teaching/fortran/lab-Fortran.pdf

We go over the very basics, starting with “hello world” and introducing the concept of “programs” and “modules” in Fortran. Rather than focussing on syntax we focus on developing good programming practice from the beginning.

No previous programming experience is assumed. We assume that you are already familiar with the unix command line (the “terminal”).