[ChrisRackauckas]

I run a workshop series specifically for this demographic and the notes are online:

http://ucidatascienceinitiative.github.io/IntroToJulia/

It's mostly problem-based. I hope that by showing you a manual, some resources I like to use, some problems, and then some high level discussions you can get up and working in no time. Sources for "how to write a function" can be found elsewhere: this resource starts assuming you can read a manual if you know what to search for.

(Note that there are some v1.0 updates still necessary, but most works)