Teaching

Introduction to Finite Element Method

Professor: Christian Schaerer

Data: October – December, 2009.

Ph.D. Course,

Tuesday and Thursday: 14:00 hs – 16:30 hs.

 

First module

 

1.  Introduction: partial differential equation.

2. The maximum principle. 

3. Sobolev spaces.

4. Friedrichs' inequality.

5. Convergences.

6. Variational formulation of elliptic boundary value problems.

7. The Neumann boundary value problems.

 

Evaluation:

 

home work and seminars.   

 

References

• Braess, Dietrich. Finite Elements: Theory, fast solvers, and applications in solid mechanics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
• Evans, Lawrence C. Partial Differential Equations. American Mathematical Society, 1998.