Talk:Computational mathematics

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I have split off all that NSF stuff that User:JJL edited out into a separate article, and added some explanations there. Computational mathematics deserves a separate article anyway, I just did not think it would be so soon. Jmath666 05:04, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I recall that was some kind of NSF panel report in early 80s that justified the existence of computational mathematics and I think gave it the name. Much like DDDAS and I think high performance computing. If I track it down I'll add it to references. Jmath666 05:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey - this happened to resolve a full page of red links... Jmath666 05:36, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Need for this article

This article reads like computational science buzzword bingo. I don't believe this is a separate field but rather a different name for what is now usually called computational science. I suggest redirecting it there and editing that article to mention that, indeed, computational science as a named academic program often has an emphasis on the applications to science. Noting that there are SIAM journals of Num. Analysis and of Sci. Comp., I don't see the need for an entry for a variant term used by a few academic institutions and NSF programs. JJL 03:13, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]