4.32.1 Top new questions this week

4.32.1.1 Mathematica vs. Comsol for finite element analysis?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/154254/mathematica-vs-comsol-for-finite-element-analysis

 
Being relatively new to finite element analysis, I was wondering how expert users assess Mathematica's capabilities in solving PDEs via the finite element method compared to other commercial tools  ...
 

- asked by Alexander Erlich (13 votes), answered by Alexei Boulbitch (7 votes)

4.32.1.2 Mathematica Syntax Coloring in GitHub README

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/153836/mathematica-syntax-coloring-in-github-readme

 
GitHub doesn't auto-detect and color Mathematica code in its markdown. Can we make it do so? 
 
This may be trivial, but many README files don't seem to have it.
 

- asked by b3m2a1 (10 votes), answered by b3m2a1 (13 votes)

4.32.1.3 HoldPattern vs Unevaluated

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/153844/holdpattern-vs-unevaluated

 
For learning purposes I created this code: 
 
{g, 3*(10 + g)} /. HoldPattern[Plus[t__]] :> (Plus[t] /. g -> h) 
 
 
I am learning about HoldPattern. As I understand it HoldPattern makes sure that the  ...
 

- asked by GambitSquared (8 votes), answered by Mr.Wizard (9 votes)

4.32.1.4 Who is to blame: parsing UTF8 encoded JSON HTTPResponse fails

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/154245/who-is-to-blame-parsing-utf8-encoded-json-httpresponse-fails

 
Background 
 
V11.1.1 I'm using URLRead to fetch some data, 
 
can't show everything but headers contain: 
 
"content-type->application/json; charset=utf-8" 
 
 
and body (returned from URLRead) contains  ...
 

- asked by Kuba (7 votes), answered by Alexey Popkov (5 votes)

4.32.1.5 Number elements in a list

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/153951/number-elements-in-a-list

 
I'm trying to learn more about list replacement without using Table. I have a list like this: 
 
list = {{{"a", "b", "c"}, {"d", "e", "f"}, {"g", "h", "i"}}} 
 
 
Now, I want to modify the list elements,  ...
 

- asked by holistic (7 votes), answered by MarcoB (9 votes)

4.32.1.6 Fill a sphere above an arbitrary curve

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/153994/fill-a-sphere-above-an-arbitrary-curve

 
I have a function which generates a curve on the surface of a unit sphere, parameterised by the azimuthal angle. How can I plot a sphere with two different colour above and below this curve? 
 
f[t_] :=  ...
 

- asked by Tom (6 votes), answered by Kuba (9 votes)

4.32.1.7 is it possible to change/customize some conversions done by TeXForm?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/153876/is-it-possible-to-change-customize-some-conversions-done-by-texform

 
I use TeXForm to convert output of some computation to Latex. I'd like to ask if there is a way to override/change/customize some of these conversions, related to just the name Mathematica assigns to  ...
 

- asked by Nasser (6 votes), answered by jkuczm (7 votes)