Ebook: Modern Software Tools for Scientific Computing
- Tags: Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems, Numerical Analysis, Mathematics of Computing, Mathematical Software, Computational Science and Engineering
- Year: 1997
- Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Looking back at the years that have passed since the realization of the very first electronic, multi-purpose computers, one observes a tremendous growth in hardware and software performance. Today, researchers and engi neers have access to computing power and software that can solve numerical problems which are not fully understood in terms of existing mathemati cal theory. Thus, computational sciences must in many respects be viewed as experimental disciplines. As a consequence, there is a demand for high quality, flexible software that allows, and even encourages, experimentation with alternative numerical strategies and mathematical models. Extensibil ity is then a key issue; the software must provide an efficient environment for incorporation of new methods and models that will be required in fu ture problem scenarios. The development of such kind of flexible software is a challenging and expensive task. One way to achieve these goals is to in vest much work in the design and implementation of generic software tools which can be used in a wide range of application fields. In order to provide a forum where researchers could present and discuss their contributions to the described development, an International Work shop on Modern Software Tools for Scientific Computing was arranged in Oslo, Norway, September 16-18, 1996. This workshop, informally referred to as Sci Tools '96, was a collaboration between SINTEF Applied Mathe matics and the Departments of Informatics and Mathematics at the Uni versity of Oslo.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
The SCIRun Computational Steering Software System....Pages 5-44
Object-Oriented Solvers for Initial Value Problems....Pages 45-62
SPRINT2D Software for Convection Dominated PDEs....Pages 63-80
Electrochemical Modelling and Software Genericity....Pages 81-104
An Object-Oriented Adaptive Finite Element Code: Design Issues and Applications in Hyperthermia Treatment Planning....Pages 105-124
On the Efficient Implementation of Multilevel Adaptive Methods....Pages 125-142
Finite Element Kernel with Metaobject Protocol....Pages 143-162
Efficient Management of Parallelism in Object-Oriented Numerical Software Libraries....Pages 163-202
Object-Oriented Construction of Parallel PDE Solvers....Pages 203-226
Modern Software Techniques in Computational Finance....Pages 227-246
Increasing the Efficiency and Reliability of Software Development for Systems of PDEs....Pages 247-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Object Oriented Surface Design....Pages 271-288
Object-Oriented Scattered Data Modelling with Siscat....Pages 289-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Is the Quality of Numerical Subroutine Code Improving?....Pages 311-324
Object-Oriented Redesign of a Real-World Fortran 77 Solver....Pages 325-338
Automating the Debugging of Large Numerical Codes....Pages 339-352
The TAMPR Program Transformation System: Simplifying the Development of Numerical Software....Pages 353-372
Back Matter....Pages 373-380
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
The SCIRun Computational Steering Software System....Pages 5-44
Object-Oriented Solvers for Initial Value Problems....Pages 45-62
SPRINT2D Software for Convection Dominated PDEs....Pages 63-80
Electrochemical Modelling and Software Genericity....Pages 81-104
An Object-Oriented Adaptive Finite Element Code: Design Issues and Applications in Hyperthermia Treatment Planning....Pages 105-124
On the Efficient Implementation of Multilevel Adaptive Methods....Pages 125-142
Finite Element Kernel with Metaobject Protocol....Pages 143-162
Efficient Management of Parallelism in Object-Oriented Numerical Software Libraries....Pages 163-202
Object-Oriented Construction of Parallel PDE Solvers....Pages 203-226
Modern Software Techniques in Computational Finance....Pages 227-246
Increasing the Efficiency and Reliability of Software Development for Systems of PDEs....Pages 247-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Object Oriented Surface Design....Pages 271-288
Object-Oriented Scattered Data Modelling with Siscat....Pages 289-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Is the Quality of Numerical Subroutine Code Improving?....Pages 311-324
Object-Oriented Redesign of a Real-World Fortran 77 Solver....Pages 325-338
Automating the Debugging of Large Numerical Codes....Pages 339-352
The TAMPR Program Transformation System: Simplifying the Development of Numerical Software....Pages 353-372
Back Matter....Pages 373-380
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