The Mathematical Theory of Finite Element Methods

Preface(3rdEd).- Preface(2ndEd).- Preface(1stED).- Basic Concepts.- Sobolev Spaces.- Variational Formulation of Elliptic Boundary Value Problems.- The Construction of a Finite Element of Space.- Polynomial Approximation Theory in Sobolev Spaces.- n-Dimensional Variational Problems.- Finite Element Multigrid Methods.- Additive Schwarz Preconditioners.- Max-norm Estimates.- Adaptive Meshes.- Variational Crimes.- Applications to Planar Elasticity.- Mixed Methods.- Iterative Techniques for Mixed Methods.- Applications of Operator-Interpolation Theory.- References.- Index.