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ilhan

ilhan@bookwyrm.social

Joined 4 years ago

fluid mechanician at the geochemistry department of berkeley lab. living in los angeles, usa.

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Think Before You Compute: A Prelude to Computational Fluid Dynamics

A quick introduction to concepts of computational fluid dynamics. The first part introduces partial differential equations and arrives at the Navier-Stokes equation. The second part is about the numerical solution of partial differential equations. The last part gives a good overview of existing methods that are more advanced.

reviewed This Storm by James Ellroy (Second L.A. Quartet #2)

James Ellroy: This Storm (Hardcover, 2019, Knopf)

It is January, 1942. Torrential rainstorms hit L.A. A body is unearthed in Griffith Park. …

On 'This Storm'

Good story and great pacing. It's a disturbing read. It's wartime and there's a lot of racial tension, violence, and injustice.