... Lecture Notes: Introduction to the Finite Element Method Preface These online lecture notes (in the form of an e-book) are intended to serve as an introduction to the finite element method (FEM) ... University of Cincinnati v Lecture Notes: Introduction to Finite Element Method Chapter Introduction Chapter Introduction I Basic Concepts The finite element method (FEM), or finite element analysis (FEA), ... to the local node numbers for each element © 1997-2003 Yijun Liu, University of Cincinnati 23 Lecture Notes: Introduction to Finite Element Method Chapter Introduction Then we can write the element...