later versions. In addition, the CD-ROM contains a complete
solutions manual that includes detailed solutions to all the
problems in the book. If the reader does not wish to consult these
solutions, then a brief list of answers is provided in printed form
at the end of the book.
Iwouldliketothankmyfamilymembersfortheirhelpandcontinuedsupportwi-
out which this book would not have been possible. I would also like
to acknowledge the help of the editior at Springer-Verlag (Dr.
Thomas Ditzinger) for his assistance in bringing this book out in
its present form. Finally, I would like to thank my brother,
Nicola, for preparing most of the line drawings in both editions.
In this edition, I am providing two email addresses for my readers
to contact me (pkattan@tedata. net. jo and pkattan@lsu. edu). The
old email address that appeared in the ?rst edition was cancelled
in 2004. December 2006 Peter I. Kattan PrefacetotheFirstEdition 3
This is a book for people who love ?nite elements and MATLAB . We
will use the popular computer package MATLAB as a matrix calculator
for doing ?nite element analysis. Problems will be solved mainly
using MATLAB to carry out the tedious and lengthy matrix
calculations in addition to some manual manipulations especially
when applying the boundary conditions. In particular the steps of
the ?nite element method are emphasized in this book. The reader
will not ?nd ready-made MATLAB programsforuseasblackboxes.
Insteadstep-by-stepsolutionsof?niteelementpr- lems are examined in
detail using MATLAB.
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