David Ketcheson

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

Dec 2, 2011

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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)

Mar 4, 2013

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

Dec 8, 2011

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

Dec 3, 2011

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Is there a high quality nonlinear programming solver for Python?

Nov 30, 2011

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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

Jan 12, 2012

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Time Integrators for Water Wave Simulation

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Why not use the convolution theorem for explicit timestepping?

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Is there a high quality nonlinear programming solver for Python?

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Solving a least squares problem with linear constraints in Python

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C++ vs Fortran for HPC

Dec 8, 2011

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

Dec 7, 2011

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What are good ways to document scientific software?

Dec 10, 2011

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What's the state of the art in parallel ODE methods?

Jun 19, 2013

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How do I make sure that the results of my simulations and the results in my paper are always in sync?

Jun 14, 2012

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