Introduce every concept in the simplest setting and to maintain a
level of treatment that is as rigorous as possible without being
unnecessarily abstract.
Contains unique recent developments of various finite elements such as
nonconforming, mixed, discontinuous, characteristic, and adaptive finite
elements, along with their applications.
Describes unique recent applications of finite element methods to
important fields such as multiphase flows in porous media and
semiconductor modelling.
Treats the three major types of partial differential equations, i.e.,
elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations.