# About the Numerics category

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-the-numerics-category/283>\
**Category:** Numerics\
**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-the-numerics-category/283 "2016-11-14T10:57:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![vchuravy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/vchuravy/32/8_2.png) [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-the-numerics-category/283/1 "2016-11-14T10:57:27Z")

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This subcategory is for discussion of Julia implementations of general methods for solving scientific and engineering problems. In particular,

- linear algebra
- differential equations
- quadrature
- interpolation
- special functions.

Topics of this sort which are very active, such as optimization, have their own categories.