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Introduction to the Finite Element Method

William E. Langlois and Michel O. Deville
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William E. Langlois: San Jose City College, Division of Science and Mathematics
Michel O. Deville: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne STI DO MXD 130

Chapter Chapter 10 in Slow Viscous Flow, 2014, pp 251-270 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The necessary steps for setting up the finite element method are described, beginning with the weak formulation, which is the cornerstone of Galerkin’s method. Various schemes for constructing the finite elements to implement this method are developed.

Keywords: Finite Volume Method; Triangular Element; Finite Difference Method; Lagrange Interpolation; Parent Element (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03835-3_10

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