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David Ketcheson

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49	Is it common not to use libraries for standard numerical algorithms, and why?
31	Why is local conservation important when solving PDEs?
28	Strange oscillation when solving the advection equation by finite-difference with fully closed Neumann boundary conditions (reflection at boundaries)
25	How can I numerically differentiate an unevenly sampled function?
24	Is it possible to use Octave to learn MATLAB programming?

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+10	Is there a high quality nonlinear programming solver for Python?
+10	Constructing explicit Runge Kutta methods of order 9 and higher
+10	How can I numerically differentiate an unevenly sampled function?
+10	Is it common not to use libraries for standard numerical algorithms, and why?

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97	Is it worthwhile to write unit tests for scientific research codes?
87	Is there a high quality nonlinear programming solver for Python?
47	Is algorithmic analysis by flop-counting obsolete?
41	How to link code to publications
39	Venues for publishing papers that emphasize software

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328 pde × 61	99 fluid-dynamics × 19
186 ode × 30	88 time-integration × 20
147 finite-difference × 28	86 stability × 14
131 hyperbolic-pde × 25	71 numerical-analysis × 15
101 runge-kutta × 14	71 advection × 7

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61	C++ vs Fortran for HPC
49	What are criteria to choose between finite-differences and finite-elements
47	What are good ways to document scientific software?
41	What's the state of the art in parallel ODE methods?
34	How do I make sure that the results of my simulations and the results in my paper are always in sync?

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