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dc.contributor.advisorAlan Edelman.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSoni, Amiten_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-11T18:29:11Z
dc.date.available2008-12-11T18:29:11Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43797
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Computation for Design and Optimization Program, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 53).en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the last three decades, with rapid advancements in the hardware and software industry, a large number of commercial and free open source languages and software have evolved. Many of these are Very High Level Languages (VHLLs) which can be easily used for scientific computing purposes such as algorithm testing and engineering computations. However, this vast pool of resources has not been utilized to its full potential. In this analysis, we will be looking at various simple and complex problems and how they can be approached in various languages. All the results will be uploaded on a website in the form of a wiki intended to be accessible to everyone. By analyzing standard problems encountered frequently in scientific computing, this wiki provides the users a performance based report which they can use to choose the best option for their particular applications. Simultaneously, a lexicon of standard codes will help them in learning those options which they want to use so that fear is not a barrier. The analysis also addresses some incompatibility issues within languages and their impact. This work is a preliminary investigation as part of Professor Alan Edelman's participation in the Numerical Mathematics Consortium. We expect the scientific computing community to benefit from this research as a whole, as this analysis will give them better alternatives for their computational needs.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Amit Soni.en_US
dc.format.extent53 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectComputation for Design and Optimization Program.en_US
dc.titleAn analysis of scientific computing environments : a consumer's viewen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Computation for Design and Optimization Program
dc.identifier.oclc261480570en_US


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