references and acknowledgements
 
 
Evans, Lawrence C. Partial differential equations. Providence, R.I: American Mathematical Society, 1998.
 
Hetland, Magnus Lie. Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: From Novice to Professional). New York: Apress, 2005.
 
Holmes, Mark H. Introduction to Numerical Methods in Differential Equations (Texts in Applied Mathematics). New York: Springer, 2006.
 
McConnell, Steve. Code Complete, Second Edition. New York: Microsoft P, 2004.
 
McCrory, Prof. RL. “MAS 545 Numerical methods in Hydrodynamics.” University of Rochester. 1985.
 
Numpy Doucmentation. 9 Feb. 2005. SciPy. 1 Apr, 2009 <http://numpy.scipy.org/#docs>.
 
Matplotlib v0.98.5.2 documentation. Sourceforge. 1 Apr, 2009 <http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/contents.html>.
 
Siegel, Robert and John R. Howell. Thermal radiation heat transfer. Washington, D.C: Hemisphere Pub. Corp., 1992.
concrete: “Thermal Properties of Building Materials.” www.bath.ac.uk/~absmaw/BEnv1/properties.pdf
air: “Air Properties.” The Engineering Toolbox http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/air-properties-d_156.html
soil: “Soil Thermal Conducitivity.” Soil Science Society of America Journal.  http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/short/64/4/1285
emissivities:
 
 
Home Problem Statement Model Model in Action Diffusion Blackbody Radiation Language Design Principles Physical Constants Day-Night Cycles Results Explicit Methods Conclusion References
We would like to thank Lee Goodwin and Diane Medford, our school sponsors for their support and guidance. We thank our mentors, Steve Batha and David Poston  for their help on this project and keeping us on track. A special thanks to Margo Batha who provided us with the food needed to stay focused.
 
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