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An Analysis of the Finite Element Method

Second Edition
Gilbert Strang and George Fix

INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION


FOREWORD TO THE 1997 EDITION
PREFACE

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY


1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10

A SUMMARY OF THE THEORY


2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

The Basic Ideas


A Two-point Boundary-value Problem
The Variational Form of the Problem
Finite Difference Approximations
The Ritz Method and Linear Elements
The Error with Linear Elements
The Finite Element Method in One Dimension
Boundary Value Problems in Two Dimensions
Triangular and Rectangular Elements
Element Matrices in Two-dimensional Problems

Basis Functions for the Finite Element Spaces S h


Rates of Convergence
Galerkins Method, Collocation, and the Mixed Method
Systems of Equations; Shell Problems; Variations on
the Finite Element Method

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3
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90

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APPROXIMATION

136

3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

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143
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Pointwise Approximation
Mean-square Approximation
Curved Elements and Isoparametric Transformations
Error Estimates

VARIATIONAL CRIMES

172

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

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STABILITY

205

5.1
5.2

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Independence of the Basis


The Condition Number

EIGENVALUE PROBLEMS

216

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

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Variational Formulation and the Min-max Principle


Some Elementary Examples
Eigenvalue and Eigenfunction Errors
Computational Techniques

INITIAL-VALUE PROBLEMS
7.1
7.2
7.3

Violations of the Rayleigh-Ritz Code


Non-conforming Elements
Numerical Integration
Approximation of Domain and Boundary Conditions

The Galerkin-Crank-Nicolson Method for the Heat


Equation
Stability and Convergence in Parabolic Problems
Hyperbolic Equations

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SINGULARITIES

257

8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4

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Corners and Interfaces


Singular Functions
Errors in the Presence of Singularities
Experimental Results

BIBLIOGRAPHY

281

INDEX OF NOTATIONS

297

INDEX

303

PART 2 (2008)

FINITE ELEMENTS IN ONE DIMENSION

307

9.1
9.2

307
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Weak Form with Linear Trial Functions


Cubic Splines and Fourth Order Equations

10

THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN 2D AND 3D

329

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ERRORS IN PROJECTIONS AND EIGENVALUES

349

12

MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS: VELOCITY AND PRESSURE

356

APPENDIX A: DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS

367

APPENDIX B: FAST POISSON SOLVERS

391

INDEX

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