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Title
Animating the Heat Equation: a Case Study in Optimization
Authors
J. Sullivan
Matthew M. Thomas
Organization:
Boeing Phantom Works
Journal / Anthology
The Mathematica Journal
Year:
1990
Volume:
1
Issue:
1
Page range:
80-84
Description
While producing a color animation of a solution to the heat equation using Mathematica, we discover many ways to optimize Mathematica code, resulting in a program that runs hundreds of times faster than the original version.
Subjects
Science
>
Physics
>
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Wolfram Technology
>
Programming
Wolfram Technology
>
Programming
>
Animations
URL
http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v1i1/