Introduction to Fortran

Fortran was originally developed by a team at IBM in 1957 for scientific calculations. Later developments made it into a high level programming language. In this tutorial, we will learn the basic concepts of Fortran and its programming code.

Audience

This tutorial is designed for the readers who wish to learn the basics of Fortran.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is designed for beginners. A general awareness of computer programming languages is the only prerequisite to make the most of this tutorial.

The following resources contain additional information on Fortran. Please use them to get more in-depth knowledge on this topic.

Useful Links on Fortran

Useful Books on Fortran

  1. Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers
  2. Schaum's Outline of Programming With Fortran 77
  3. Fortran 95/2003 for Scientists & Engineers>
  4. Modern Fortran Explained
  5. Numerical Recipes in Fortran 77
  6. Introduction To Fortran 90/99