Tag: scientific computing

• August 12, 2022

  On Verification

  Those who are new to scientific computing often underestimate the importance of verification and validation (V&V). Verification is the process of ensuring that your code solves the governing equations correctly, whereas validation involves demonstrating that your model accurately simulates reality by comparing to empirical data. V&V is the cornerstone of computational modeling and should be…
• March 6, 2022

  A Crash Course in Object-Oriented Programming

  I’m a big fan of coding, but I get the sense my college education may have failed me. Don’t get me wrong–I’m proud of my degrees from Pitt and Virginia Tech, and my education was more than enough to propel me into an academic career at the University of Michigan. But the state of the…