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... In contrast, in the finite element method, one starts with the variational formulation and then by a process of finite element function representation transforms the problem into a system of interlinked simultaneous algebraic equations that then must be solved in order to determine an approximation ...
... In contrast, in the finite element method, one starts with the variational formulation and then by a process of finite element function representation transforms the problem into a system of interlinked simultaneous algebraic equations that then must be solved in order to determine an approximation ...
CMSC 838T Lecture - University of Maryland at College Park
... Helps to encapsulate data Hides details of internals of objects Centralizes and protects all accesses to data Seems to scale better for larger projects ...
... Helps to encapsulate data Hides details of internals of objects Centralizes and protects all accesses to data Seems to scale better for larger projects ...
Mathematical optimization
In mathematics, computer science and operations research, mathematical optimization (alternatively, optimization or mathematical programming) is the selection of a best element (with regard to some criteria) from some set of available alternatives.In the simplest case, an optimization problem consists of maximizing or minimizing a real function by systematically choosing input values from within an allowed set and computing the value of the function. The generalization of optimization theory and techniques to other formulations comprises a large area of applied mathematics. More generally, optimization includes finding ""best available"" values of some objective function given a defined domain (or a set of constraints), including a variety of different types of objective functions and different types of domains.