In this chapter we will introduce the FEM as a technique of solving differential equations governing a single variable (or dependent variable). Once we understand how the method works, it can be extended to problems governed by coupled PDEs among several unknowns. In particular, equations governing steady-state heat transfer in one- and two-dimensional problems are used as the “model” equations to introduce the FEM.
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