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.