At IU, why isn't Numerical Recipes installed on any of the central systems?

Numerical Recipes is a book about numerical computations, including source code for programs. According to the license statements in the book, anyone can type the code in by hand and use it on a shared system; however, system administrators cannot add it to a central system without purchasing a license.

Other scientific/numerical libraries (for example, GSL, ESSL, MASS, IMSL, and NAG) are available.

For more information about the availability of software on the Indiana University shared central systems, see At IU, what software is available on the research computing systems, and how may I request that software be added?

This document was developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0503697 to the University of Chicago and subcontracted to Indiana University. Additional support was provided by IU through its participation in the TeraGrid, which is supported by the NSF under Grants No. 0833618, SCI451237, SCI535258, and SCI504075. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.