Thisbookisacomprehensiveandeasytounderstandworkbook.Itutilizesstep-by-stepinstructionstohelpguidereaderstolearnfiniteelementsimulations.Twentysevencasestudiesareusedthroughoutthebook.Manyofthesecasesareindustrialorresearchprojectsthereaderbuildsfromscratch.AnaccompanyingDVDcontainsallthefilesreadersmayneediftheyhavetrouble.Relevantbackgroundknowledgeisreviewedwhenevernecessary.Tobeefficient,thereviewisconceptualratherthanmathematical,short,yetcomprehensive.Keyconceptsareinsertedwheneverappropriateandsummarizedattheendofeachchapter.Additionalexercisesorextensionresearchproblemsareprovidedashomeworkattheendofeachchapter.
