01-16-2010, 11:38 AM
FREEFEM is used less for efficiency and more for the short length of time it takes to get something running. Generally we use it to test new methods on small scale problems, solely because it eliminates a LOT of the coding you would have to do. For instance, what I'm doing specifically deals with creating two different meshes, and then solving equations on each mesh to get an approximation. To actually write down what I need in C for the two meshes takes a hell of a lot longer than what I need to write in FREEFEM. That said, you're right in that it is inefficient, so larger scale problems are coded in C.
I'm in the PhD program at Clemson. I actually came in here a few years ago thinking I had no desire to do much in terms of computational mathematics, although once I got here I obviously changed my mind.
I'm in the PhD program at Clemson. I actually came in here a few years ago thinking I had no desire to do much in terms of computational mathematics, although once I got here I obviously changed my mind.
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