An Introduction to Scientific Computing using Free Software FreeFem++

August 22 - September 1, 2017

Organizers

William Layton and Catalin Trenchea

Speakers

• Frédéric Hecht, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Laboratory Jacques-Louis Lions
• Mike Sussman's slides.
• Alicia Klinvex

Location

The location of the conference will be Thackeray Hall 427.

Frédéric Hecht: FreeFem++, a tool to solve PDE's numerically

Mike Sussman's slides

Acknowledgement

The organizers are happy to acknowledge the help and the financial support provided by The University of Pittsburgh Mathematical Research Center.

Directions

The Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is 20.5 miles away from the University of Pittsburgh (25-45 minutes driving time depending on the time of day). There are several options to get to campus from the airport.

• Yellow Cab (412-321-8100). The average taxi fare from the airport to campus is approximately $45.
• Express Shuttle Service (1-800-991-9890). A shuttle service between the airport and the downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland areas. The fare is $25 one way and $43 round trip.
• SuperShuttle (1-800-258-3826). Another shuttle service that serves the airport and the Oakland/Downtown area.
• Public Bus Transportation with Port Authority Transit 28X Airport Flyer. The trip cost is $3.75 one way and exact change is required. The bus runs every 30 minutes from the airport at gate #6, and the duration of the trip is typically 50 minutes. See the flyer for more details.
  

See this link for general driving directions to the University of Pittsburgh.

Parking

If you need to park on campus, you might want to park at the following garages:

• Soldiers and Sailors (SO): The rates are 0-1 hour $4; 1-2 hours $5; 2-4 hours $7; 4-6 hours $8; 6-8 hours $10; 8-10 hours $12; Over 10 hours $14.
• O'Hara (OH) : The rates are 0-1 hour $4; 1-2 hours $5; 2-4 hours $8; 4-6 hours $9; 6-8 hours $10; 8-10 hours $14; Over 10 hours $17.
• All garages are listed on this map.

Dining Options

There are several dining options throughout the Oakland area. I personally recommend Ali Babba (Middle Eastern), Peter's Pub (American), Fuel and Fuddle (American), or the Spice Island Tea House (Asian). The locations of these restarants are given in this map.

Contact:

For questions please contact Catalin Trenchea or William Layton.