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The 12 Sites of Christmas


© Adam Hughes

As an aside to our current topic of Problem Solving Environments, this week I present to you 12 sites guaranteed to give you the gift of valuable insight into the world of scientific computing. Sing along if you like : I'm sure you know the tune!

At the first site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...
    ... the National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Center. The NERSC Center is a DOE funded laboratory for computer-based scientific research. Visit at http://www.nersc.gov

At the second site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). The SDSC is a national laboratory for computational science that supports researchers from all over the nation. Take a look at http://www.sdsc.edu

At the third site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center. Another supercomputer center that caters to the nation's scientists. http://www.psc.edu

At the fourth site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... The Mathworks, Inc, the makers of MATLAB. MATLAB is a great working environment for solving science engineering problems. Check out the site at http://www.mathworks.com

At the fifth site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... the Scientific Computing online journal. This site is jam-packed with articles, book reviews, program samples, and other goodies. Don't miss it at http://www.ddj.com/topics/scientific/

At the sixth site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute at the University of Utah. This web site details several interesting projects, and there is even a PSE to investigate. Surf to http://www.sci.utah.edu

At the seventh site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... the SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. This is an online scientific journal with lots of articles to peruse. Abstracts are free, but you must be a subscriber to download the complete documents. Visit at http://epubs.siam.org/sam-bin/dbq/toclis...

At the eighth site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... Scientific Computing and Instrumentation Online. Essentially the equivalent of browsing a catalog , it is nonetheless interesting to see what the state-of-the-art in computer-aided science has to offer. Take a look at http://www.scimag.com/scripts/default.asp

At the ninth site of Christmas, the web surfer will find ...

    ... Java for Scientific Computing. This site, hosted at Syracuse University, contains articles, tutorials, etc., pertaining to the use of Java in a scientific computing setting. See the site at

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