.. _gettingstarted:

Getting started
===============
Welcome to the introductory ASE tutorials. This is where to start.

If you are not familiar with Python please read :ref:`what is python`.

If your ASE scripts make extensive use of matrices you may want to familiarize yourself with :ref:`numpy`.

The
purpose of these tutorials is to teach you the essentials of ASE for
actual production use, and they are regarded as prerequisite for
any of the :ref:`Specialized tutorials <tutorials>`.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   surface
   tut01_molecule/molecule
   external_calculators/ext_intro
   manipulating_atoms/manipulating_atoms
   tut02_h2o_structure/h2o
   tut04_bulk/bulk
   cluster/cluster