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The document outlines a tutorial for a Finite Element Analysis course, focusing on numerical integration and ordinary differential equations. It includes specific problems requiring the calculation of integrals using various methods such as Simpson's rule, Composite Simpson's rule, and Gaussian Quadrature. Additionally, it discusses finding constants in a polynomial that approximates a second-order ordinary differential equation using different methods and comparing results with the exact solution.

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Tutorial 4

The document outlines a tutorial for a Finite Element Analysis course, focusing on numerical integration and ordinary differential equations. It includes specific problems requiring the calculation of integrals using various methods such as Simpson's rule, Composite Simpson's rule, and Gaussian Quadrature. Additionally, it discusses finding constants in a polynomial that approximates a second-order ordinary differential equation using different methods and comparing results with the exact solution.

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CE5610 Finite Element Analysis

January – May 2014


Tutorial – 4: Numerical Integration and Ordinary Differential
equations
Class work problems: 1a,2a,3

1. Calculate the following integrals using (a) Simpson rule (b) Composite Simpson
rule with 4 subintervals (c) Gaussian Quadrature with two evaluation points and
comment on the results
3
1
a.  dx
0
0.8 x  0.5 x  2
2

 cos
2
b. (0.5 x) sin 4 (0.5 x)dx
0

 
x
c. y  exp  x *  (t n  t m ) * exp t  dt , with m = 2, n = 1,  = 2 for x = 20
0

2. Evaluate the following integral using (a) Simpson rule (b) two-point Gauss
Quadrature for both the variables.
1 1

 r
4 4
a. s drds
1 1
1 1

  r s drds
2 4
b.
1 1

3. Find the constants, (ai ) in the polynomial,


u(x) = 1+a1x(x-3)+a2(x(x-3))2+ a3(x(x-3))3
that best approximates the solution to the following second order ordinary
differential equation:
d 2u
2
 3x 4 , over 0  x  3 , given u(0)  1, u(3)  1 , using:
dx
a. Collocation method for equally spaced points
b. Least squares method
c. Sub-domain method using equally spaced sub-domain
and compare the results with the exact solution and draw conclusions.

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