Introduction and Overview

	Overview and References
	Commercial Packages
	Applications

Matrix Review and Linear Equations

	Matrix Operations
	Linear Systems of Equations

Displacement Method

Trusses

Coordinate Transformations

Introduction to Pre and Post Processors

Principle of Minimum Potential Energy

Application to Trusses and Beams

Shape Functions

Beams

Plates

Failure Criterion

Plane Stress and Plane Strain

How Are FEA Elements Derived?

Element Selection

Material Models

Difference Between Linear and Nonlinear Analysis

Other Types of Analysis

	Heat Transfer
	Dynamics

Symmetry

Final Thoughts