Finite Element Methods and Their Applications (Scientific Computation)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 26, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9783540240785
Subjects: Mathematics and Science; Numerical solutions; Finite element method; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Finite Mathematics; Characteristic Finite Element Method; Discontinuous Finite Element Method; Fluid Flow Simulation; Science / Mathematical Physics; Scientific Computing; Semiconductor Modeling; Differential equations, Partial; Fluid dynamics
First sentence: A numerical approach for solving a differential equation problem is to dis-cretize this problem, which has infinitely many degrees of freedom, to produce a discrete problem, which has finitely many degrees of freedom and can be solved using a computer.