Breadcrumb Home Engineering MECH 417 MECH 417: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Download as PDF Department Engineering School Inamori School of Engineering Credits 3 Use of the finite element method to solve problems in the areas of stress analysis, heat conduction. and fluid flow. Weighted residual and variational approaches, shape functions, numerical integration, and the patch test. Prerequisites CEMS 251 or MECH 241, MATH 271 Crosslisted MECH 517