* [Guide to Using IDL for Astronomers](http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/oconnell/astr511/IDLresources/IDLguide.html)
###J
* [Learning J by Roger Stokes- online](http://www.rogerstokes.free-online.co.uk/book.htm) || [pdf](http://www.elliscave.com/APL_J/Learning_J.pdf)
* [J for C Programmers by Henry Rich- online](http://www.jsoftware.com/help/jforc/contents.htm) || [pdf](http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/HenryRich?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=JforC20071003.pdf) || [word 2003 file](http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/HenryRich?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=JforC20070929.doc)
* [Brief Reference by Chris Burke and Clifford Reiter ](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/brief.pdf)(pdf)
* [Computers and Mathematical Notation by Kenneth E Iverson](http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/camn.htm)
* [Easy J by Linda Alvord, Norman Thomson - pdf](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/easyj.pdf) || [Word DOC](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/doc/easyj_doc.zip)
* [Math for the Layman by Kenneth E Iverson](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/mftl.zip) (zipped html+images)
* [Exploring Math by Kenneth E Iverson](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/expmath.pdf) (pdf)
* [Arithmetic by Kenneth E Iverson ](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/arithmetic.pdf) (pdf)
* [Calculus by Kenneth E Iverson ](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/calculus.pdf)(pdf)
* [Concrete Math Companion by Kenneth E Iverson](http://www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/cmc.pdf) (pdf)