1. Some preliminaries:the standard discrete system
2. A direct approach to prlblems in elasticity
3. Generalization of the finite element concepts.Galerkin-weighted residual and variational approaches
4. Plane stress and plane strain
5. Axisymmetric stress analysis
6. Three-dimensional stress analysis
7. Steady-state field problems-heat conduction.electric and magnetic potenteal.fluid flow .etc
8. Standard and hierarchical elemen shape functions :some general families of Co continuity
9. Mapped elements and numerical interation-infinite 'and 'singularity' clcmcnts
10. The patch test ,reduced integration and non-conforming elements
11.Mixed formulation and constraints-complete field methods
12.Incompressible materials,mixde methods and other procedures of solution
13.Mixed formulation and constraints-incomplete field methods,boundary/Trefftz methods
14. Errors,recovery processes and error estimates
15.Adaptive finite element refinement
16.Point-based approximations;element-free Galerkin-and other meshless methods
17.The time dimension-semi-discretzation of field and dynamic problems and analytical solution procedures
18.The time dimension-discrete approximation in time
19.Coupled systems
20.Compuret procedures ofr finite element analysis