{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-finite-element-method-theory-programming-and-applications-9780471267539","title":"Introduction to the Finite Element Method: Theory  Programming and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten for students with any engineering or applied science background  Erik Thompsons new text presents the theory  applications  and programming skills needed to understand the finite element method and use it to solve problems in engineering analysis and design. Offering concise  highly practical coverage  this introductory text provides complete finite element codes that can be run on the student version of MATLAB or easily converted to other languages. This text gives students the opportunity to: Master the basic theory: The text promotes an understanding and appreciation of the theoretical basis of finite element approximations by building on concepts that are intuitive to the students. Throughout  the text uses matrix notation to help students visualize the finite element matrices. Study problems reinforce basic theory. Experiment with the code: Numerical experiments show how to test programs for possible errors  experiment with boundary conditions  and study accuracy and stability. Code development exercises suggest ways to modify the codes to create additional capabilities. All codes are available on the books web page along with sample data files for testing them. Each code can be run immediately using only the student version of MATLAB. Because each code is written using explicit programming  they also serve as pseudo-codes that can be used to develop programs in any computer language. Gain hands-on experience: Projects  representing a wide variety of engineering disciplines  enable students to conduct analyses of fairly complex problems. Many of these projects encourage investigations of new techniques for using the finite element method.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651952631861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0471267538","price":331.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780471267539.jpg?v=1781847224","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/introduction-to-the-finite-element-method-theory-programming-and-applications-9780471267539","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}