Stiffness matrix regular grid

x xi 1
x x
i i 1
x x
i ( x) i 1
xi 1 xi
0

for

xi 1 x xi

for

xi x xi 1

for
for

dx ~
x 0
0~
x dx

elsewhere

... where we have used ...

~
x x xi

dx xi xi 1

xi

Finite element method

elsewhere

x
~
dx 1
~
x
~
i ( x ) 1
dx
0

dx
15

Regular grid - gradient

1 / dx

~
i ( x ) 1 / dx
0

for
for

dx ~
x 0
0~
x dx
elsewhere

~
x x xi

dx xi xi 1

i
1/dx
xi

Finite element method

-1/dx

dx
16