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An introduction to the analysis of the error in the finite element method for second-order elliptic boundary value problems

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Numerical Analysis Lancaster 1984

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, New York

    A. H. Schatz

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Schatz, A.H. (1985). An introduction to the analysis of the error in the finite element method for second-order elliptic boundary value problems. In: Turner, P.R. (eds) Numerical Analysis Lancaster 1984. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1129. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0075158

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