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This blog is thought for those who, like me, are starting their journey in the hard road of solving partial differential equations (PDEs) numerically. It is also a shy attempt to start exercising myself in the valuable task of sharing knowledge, thus I'm in a learning process myself as well, just as you are. 

During my years of bachelor studies (a mechanical engineer writing here), I always found paradoxical that the "rules" of the universe could be stated in such a compact and elegant way, in the from of partial differential equations. I fell fascinated by how these powerful inscriptions could be deciphered to produce colorful plots describing displacements, temperature or velocities. It looked like magic to me and I wanted to know the tricks... I decided to become a magician myself. 

If you have chose the magician path yourself, I hope we could exchange ideas and experiences and perhaps grasp a little bit of understanding from this fascinating universe we are fortunate to live in.


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