Academic Catalog

ES503 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

Course Code: 5610503
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Engineering Sciences
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MEHMET ZÜLFÜ AÞIK
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to calculus of variations, weighted residuals method. Properties of finite elements. Ritz and Galerkin methods. Applications in boundary value problems. Two dimensional and time dependent problems.