| Date | Lecture | Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Lecture 1: Introduction to FEM, Overview of Direct Stiffness Method - 1D Elasticity | Tutorial 1: Introduction to Programming - Matlab, Octave, Excel; Localization |
| October 1 | Lecture 2: Strong and Weak Forms, Weighted Residual Method, Lagrange Principle | Tutorial 2: 1D Elastic Element: Localization, Benchmarks |
| October 8 | Lecture 3: Aproximation Functions and Numerical Integration - Gauss Quadrature, Finite Elements | Tutorial 3: 2D Trusses |
| October 15 | Lecture 4: Finite Element Formulation for One-Dimensional Problems - Linear Elasticity | Tutorial 4: Linear and Quadratic Bar Elements, Gauss Quadrature, Natural Coordinates |
| October 22 | Lecture 5: Finite Element Formulation for One-Dimensional Heat Conduction Problems | Tutorial 5: 1D Heat Conduction |
| October 29 | Lecture 6: Finite Element Formulation for One-Dimensional Nonstationary Heat Conduction Problems | Tutorial 6: 1D Nonstationary Heat Transfer |
| November 5 | Lecture 7: Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction Problems | Tutorial 7: 2D Heat Conduction |
| November 12 | Mid-term test | Tutorial 8: 2D Heat Conduction |
| November 19 | Monday class | Monday class |
| November 26 | Lecture 9: Finite Element Formulation for Two-Dimensional Problems - Linear Elasticity | Tutorial 9: 2D Problems - Plane Stress and Plane Strain Problems |
| December 3 | Lecture 10: Finite Element Formulation for Beams | Tutorial 10: Beams |
| December 10 | Lecture 11: Numerical Aspects of FEM Part I | Tutorial 10: Beams (continuation) |
| December 17 | Lecture 11: Numerical Aspects of FEM Part II (reserve) | Tutorial 11: A posteriori Error Estimation (optional) |
