David Ketcheson

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Is it common not to use libraries for standard numerical algorithms, and why?

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Why is local conservation important when solving PDEs?

Nov 30, 2011

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How can I numerically differentiate an unevenly sampled function?

Dec 19, 2011

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Strange oscillation when solving the advection equation by finite-difference with fully closed Neumann boundary conditions (reflection at boundaries)

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What are criteria to choose between finite-differences and finite-elements

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Is it worthwhile to write unit tests for scientific research codes?

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Is there a high quality nonlinear programming solver for Python?

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Is algorithmic analysis by flop-counting obsolete?

Nov 30, 2011

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How to link code to publications

Jan 12, 2012

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Venues for publishing papers that emphasize software

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State of the Mac OS in Scientific Computing and HPC

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Strange oscillation when solving the advection equation by finite-difference with fully closed Neumann boundary conditions (reflection at boundaries)

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Is it worthwhile to write unit tests for scientific research codes?

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Looking for references on this adaptive Runge–Kutta method (GSL’s rk2)

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