This first of the video tutorial part contains an overview of how DOPs differs from SOPs and how to examine DOPs data using the Details View. It then looks at the RBDKeyFrameActive node as a method for combining keyframe and simulation animation.
Here's a look at the basics of smoke simulations. It is worth looking at the video series on volumes before doing the smoke tutorials.
This first part looks at setting up a simulation, the fields involved, how to visualise them. It also looks at temperature and bouyancy as well as vortex confinement.