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The Finite Element Method For Problems in Physics

This document outlines a course on using the finite element method for problems in physics. The course will include 4-5 assignments involving coding problems in C++. Topics that will be covered include 1D elasticity, steady state heat conduction, linear elasticity, unsteady heat conduction, and elastodynamics. For each topic, the course will cover formulating the strong and weak forms, introducing finite elements and finite element formulations, and analyzing accuracy and errors.

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The Finite Element Method For Problems in Physics

This document outlines a course on using the finite element method for problems in physics. The course will include 4-5 assignments involving coding problems in C++. Topics that will be covered include 1D elasticity, steady state heat conduction, linear elasticity, unsteady heat conduction, and elastodynamics. For each topic, the course will cover formulating the strong and weak forms, introducing finite elements and finite element formulations, and analyzing accuracy and errors.

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The Finite Element Method for Problems in

Physics
This is a rough outline. It will be followed quite closely, but be prepared for minor departures
from this plan. Also note that while these items may not match the Units online wordforword,
the topics do indeed correspond. There will be 45 assignments, involving a combination of
mathematical andcodingproblems.AllcodeistobeinC++, using opensourcelibrariesthatwill
bespecified.

Course introduction
1Delasticity(ellipticequations)

From differential equations to code: 1D elasticity (elliptic


equations)
Strongform
Weakform
Galerkinform
Introductionoffiniteelements
Finiteelementformulation
Codestructure
Accuracyanderroranalysis

Multidimensional problems: Steady state heat conduction


(elliptic equations)
Problemformulation
Strongform
Weakform
Galerkinform
Matrixform
Finiteelementformulation
Finiteelementdatastructures

Multidimensional problems: Linear elasticity (elliptic equations)


Strongform
Linearelasticconstitutiverelations
Fromstrongformtocode
Time-dependent problems: Unsteady heat conduction (parabolic
equations)
Analyticsolution
Timediscretization
Integrationalgorithmsforparabolicequations
Stability
Consistency
Convergenceandorderofaccuracy

Time-dependent problems: Elastodynamics (hyperbolic


equations)
Timediscretizationandintegrationalgorithmsforhyperbolicequations
Stability,consistency,dispersion

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