Providing the user with a unique insight into the finite element method, along with symbolic programming that fundamentally changes the way applications can be developed, this book is an essential tool for undergraduate or early postgraduate course, as well as a reference book for engineers and scientists who want to develop quickly finite-element programs. The use of symbolic computation in Maple system delivers new benefits in the analysis and understanding of The finite element method.
Author(s): Professor Artur Portela, Dr. Abdellatif Charafi (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 326
Tags: Computer Applications;Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering;Mathematics of Computing;Theoretical and Applied Mechanics;Algorithms;Numerical Analysis
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction to Maple....Pages 1-44
Computational Mechanics....Pages 45-58
Approximation Methods....Pages 59-133
Interpolation....Pages 135-177
The Finite Element Method....Pages 179-222
Fluid Mechanics Applications....Pages 223-249
Solid Mechanics Applications....Pages 251-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-325