# Intro to JupyterLab

[JupyterLab](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io) will be our primary method for
interacting with the computer. JupyterLab contains a complete environment for
interactive scientific computing which runs in your web browser. Jupyter is an
open source python project that was started by scientists like yourselves who
wanted a more effective way to interact with their computers.

JupyterLab has excellent documentation. Rather than repeat that documentation
here, we point you to their docs. The following pages are particularly relevant:

- [The JupyterLab Interface](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/interface.html)
- [Working with Files](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/files.html)
- [The Text Editor](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/file_editor.html)
- [Notebooks](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/notebook.html)
- [Terminals](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/terminal.html)
- [Managing Kernels and Terminals](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/running.html)

You will gain experience and familiarity with JupyterLab over the course of the
semester as we use it in our weekly lectures and assignments.

## Markdown

Throughout the course, we will write rich text documents using Markdown.
Here are some useful references on Markdown syntax.

- [Official Markdown Documentation](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/)
- [Markdown Guide / Basic Syntax](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax) -
  A more user-friendly syntax guide.

## Our Course JupyterHub

[JupyterHub](https://jupyter.org/hub) is multi-user Jupyter environment designed for companies, classrooms and research labs.
The Columbia version of this course uses a cloud-based JupyterHub environment
managed by [2i2c](https://2i2c.org/infrastructure/):

[![Launch JupyterHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/jupyterhub-us--central1--b.gcp.pangeo.io-orange?style=for-the-badge&logo=jupyter)]([https://pangeo.2i2c.cloud/](https://us-central1-b.gcp.pangeo.io/))