Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m	(revision 14102)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.m	(revision 14103)
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 classdef timestepping
 	properties (SetAccess=public) 
-		start_time      = 0;
-		final_time      = 0;
-		time_step       = 0;
+		start_time      = 0.;
+		final_time      = 0.;
+		time_step       = 0.;
 		time_adapt      = 0;
-		cfl_coefficient = 0;
+		cfl_coefficient = 0.;
 	end
 	methods
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 
 			%time between 2 time steps
-			obj.time_step=1/2;
+			obj.time_step=1./2.;
 
 			%final time
-			obj.final_time=10*obj.time_step;
+			obj.final_time=10.*obj.time_step;
 
 			%time adaptation? 
 			obj.time_adapt=0;
-			obj.cfl_coefficient=.5;
+			obj.cfl_coefficient=0.5;
 		end % }}}
 		function md = checkconsistency(obj,md,solution,analyses) % {{{
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.py	(revision 14102)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/timestepping.py	(revision 14103)
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 	def __init__(self):
 		# {{{ Properties
-		self.start_time      = 0
-		self.final_time      = 0
-		self.time_step       = 0
+		self.start_time      = 0.
+		self.final_time      = 0.
+		self.time_step       = 0.
 		self.time_adapt      = 0
-		self.cfl_coefficient = 0
+		self.cfl_coefficient = 0.
 		
 		#set defaults
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 		
 		#time between 2 time steps
-		self.time_step=1/2
+		self.time_step=1./2.
 
 		#final time
-		self.final_time=10*self.time_step
+		self.final_time=10.*self.time_step
 
 		#time adaptation? 
 		self.time_adapt=0
-		self.cfl_coefficient=.5
+		self.cfl_coefficient=0.5
 
 		return self