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An Introduction To The Finite Element Method is one of the most popular Finite Element Method books in circulation, with the third edition containing further improvements on the previous ones. Summary Of The Book An Introduction To The Finite Element Method, in its third edition, has the same conceptual approach to FEM as the previous versions. The ramifications of the Finite Element Method in various applications of engineering are examined with detailed mathematical explanations. All the basic concepts relating to FEM are discussed under An Introduction To The Finite Element Method. After the preliminaries are covered, the book explains variations and integral formulations. Next, finite element models as well as their applications are examined for one dimensional differential equations of the second order. There is also a chapter devoted to the computer implementation of FEM. Other practical scenarios are discussed, such as time-dependent situations, beams and frames, the flow of viscous incompressible fluids and the bending of elastic plates. FEM can be applied to all of the above situations. The chief feature of An Introduction To The Finite Element Method is the wide repertoire of solved examples. There are some problems that are meant to be solved by hand, and some on the computer. Close to 30 per cent of the problems are new or have been revised from the previous edition. There are some that are in the form of a class project, which the professor can choose to do using commercial Finite Element Method packages. Various subjects across the engineering spectrum such as fluid mechanics, heat transfer and solid mechanics are covered. About J. N. Reddy Junuthula N. Reddy is the Regent’s Professor as well as Texas A&M University’s Oscar S. Wyatt Chair in Mechanical Engineering. Other books by J. N. Reddy include A Mathematical Theory of Finite Elements, Finite Element Analysis of Composite Laminates and Applied Functional Analysis and Variational Methods in Engineering. Professor J. N. Reddy obtained his BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad, after which he went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, with an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He then obtained a Ph.D in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Alabama. J. N. Reddy played a significant part in developing Finite Element Method. He is a revered member of the Mechanical Engineering fraternity, and is considered an exceptional teacher, having won a number of awards for the same. He is also a postdoctoral Fellow at the Texas Institute for Computational Mechanics, Austin.