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A Galerkin Finite Element Method for Two-Point Boundary Value Problems of Ordinary Differential Equations

Received: 26 February 2015     Accepted: 16 March 2015     Published: 21 March 2015
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In this paper, we present a new method for solving two-point boundary value problem for certain ordinary differential equation. The two point boundary value problems have great importance in chemical engineering, deflection of beams etc. In this study, Galerkin finite element method is developed for inhomogeneous second-order ordinary differential equations. Several examples are solved to demonstrate the application of the finite element method. It is shown that the finite element method is simple, accurate and well behaved in the presence of singularities.

Published in Applied and Computational Mathematics (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.acm.20150402.15
Page(s) 64-68
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Keywords

Exact Solution, Two-Point Value Boundary Problem, Finite Element Method

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