FEM in Mechanics

1) Approximation technique by the method of weighted residuals
2) Weighted residuals for weak formulation
3) Approximation by parts by a continuous function
4) Galerkin formulation of the finite element method
5) Boundary conditions
6) Bar element - differential equations, weak formulation
7) Bar element - mass matrix, stiffness matrix
8) Bar structure - localization table, global mass matrix, global stiffness matrix
9) Beam element - differential equations, weak formulation
10) Beam element - mass matrix, stiffness matrix
11) Beam structure - localization table, global mass matrix, global stiffness matrix
12) Engineering view of FEM - frequent applications of FEM
13) Problems of 2D finite elements
14) Problems of 3D finite elements