ME 423
Class No. 17944
S. F. Felszeghy

Winter 2009

Introduction to the Finite Element Method

Text:  A First Course in the Finite Element Method, Daryl L. Logan, Fourth Ed.,

Thomson, 2007.

Week

Date

Topics

Problems

1

Jan. 6

Chpt. 1 1.7, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13

Jan. 8

Chpt. 2 2.1, 2.2, 2.4

2

Jan. 13

Chpt. 2 & App. A 2.15, 2.17 (b), (c), 2.19, 2.21

Jan. 15

App. B & Chpt. 3 3.1, 3.9, 3.12

3

Jan. 20

Chpt. 3 3.15 (b), (d), 3.22, 3.28

Jan. 22

Chpt. 3 3.32, 3.43, 3.50, 3.56

4

Jan. 27

Patran/Nastran

Jan. 29

Chpt. 4 4.1, 4.5, 4.8

5

Feb. 3 Chpt. 4 4.21, 4.24, 4.40

Feb. 5 MIDTERM  

6

Feb. 10 Chpt. 5 5.2, 5.3, 5.5

Feb. 12 Chpt. 5 5.31, 5.35

7

Feb. 17 Chpt. 6 6.1, 6.3 (a), (b)

Feb. 19 Chpt. 6 6.11, 6.13, 6.14 (a), (c)

8

Feb. 24 Chpt. 7 7.1, 7.2, 7.12, 7.23

Feb. 26 MIDTERM  

9

Mar. 3 Chpt. 7 & Chpt.13 13.1, 13.4

Mar. 5 Chpt. 13 & Patran/Nastran 13.19, 13.20

10

Mar. 10 Chpt. 13 & Patran/Nastran

Mar. 12 Chpt. 13

         

FINAL EXAM:  Saturday, March 21, 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.




Notebook containing solutions to problems is available in CSULA Library. Call No. is XXXX.