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    The document summarizes the discrete system and formulation of the finite element method. It shows that the system can be written as the sum of coefficients integrated against basis functions equal to integrated forcing terms. This leads to a matrix system Ab=g that has the solution b=A-1g, where b are the coefficients that also represent function values at nodes due to the choice of basis functions. The solution process becomes clearer later in the text.

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    The document summarizes the discrete system and formulation of the finite element method. It shows that the system can be written as the sum of coefficients integrated against basis functions equal to integrated forcing terms. This leads to a matrix system Ab=g that has the solution b=A-1g, where b are the coefficients that also represent function values at nodes due to the choice of basis functions. The solution process becomes clearer later in the text.

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    The discrete system

    v k

    The ingredients:

    ~vdx fvdx

    u~ ci i
    N

    i 1

    ci i k dx f k dx
    0
    i 1

    0
    1

    ... leading to ...


    Finite element method

    The discrete system


    ... the coefficients ck are constants so that for one particular
    function k this system looks like ...

    c dx f dx
    n

    i 1

    bi Aik g k

    ... probably not to your surprise this can be written in matrix form

    A b gk
    T
    ik i

    Finite element method

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    The solution
    ... with the even less surprising solution

    bi A

    T 1
    ik

    gk

    remember that while the bis are really the coefficients of the basis
    functions these are the actual function values at node points i as well
    because of our particular choice of basis functions.
    This become clear further on ...

    Finite element method

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