give introduction from where it start why we using it what are its benefits and what are its drawbacks
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finite-element method (FEM) originated from the needs for solving complex elasticity, structural analysis problems in civil engineering and aeronautical engineering. Its development can be traced back to the work by A. Hrennikoff (1941) and R. Courant (1942). While the approaches used by these pioneers are dramatically different, they share one essential characteristic: mesh discretization of a continuous domain into a set of discrete sub-domains. Hrennikoff's work discretizes the domain by using lattice analogy while Richard Courant's approach divides the domain into finite triangular subregions for solution of second order elliptic partial differential equations (PDEs), which arise from the problem of torsion of a cylinder. Courant's contribution was evolutionary, drawing on a large body of earlier results for PDEs developed by Rayleigh, Ritz, and Galerkin. Development of the finite element method began in earnest in the middle to late 1950s for airframe and structural analysis, and picked up a lot of steam at Berkeley (see Early Finite Element Research at Berkeley) in the 1960s for use in civil engineering. The method was provided with a rigorous mathematical foundation in 1973 with the publication of Strang and Fix's An Analysis of The Finite Element Method, and has since been generalized into a branch of applied mathematics for numerical modeling of physical systems in a wide variety of engineering disciplines, e.g., electromagnetics and fluid dynamics.\n\nThe development of the finite element method in structural mechanics is often based on an energy principle, e.g., the virtual work principle or the minimum total potential energy principle, which provides a general, intuitive and physical basis that has a great appeal to structural engineers.\n\nMathematically, the finite element method (FEM) is used for finding approximate solution of partial differential equations (PDE) as well as of integral equations such as the heat transport equation. The solution approach is based either on eliminating the differential equation completely (steady state problems), or rendering the PDE into an equivalent ordinary differential equation, which is then solved using standard techniques such as finite differences, etc.\n\nIn solving partial differential equations, the primary challenge is to create an equation which approximates the equation to be studied, but which is numerically stable, meaning that errors in the input data and intermediate calculations do not accumulate and cause the resulting output to be meaningless. There are many ways of doing this, all with advantages and disadvantages. The Finite Element Method is a good choice for solving partial differential equations over complex domains (like cars and oil pipelines) or when the desired precision varies over the entire domain. For instance, in simulating the weather pattern on Earth, it is more important to have accurate predictions over land than over the wide-open sea, a demand that is achievable using the finite element method.\n\nComparison to the finite difference method\n\nThe finite difference method (FDM) is an alternative way for solving PDEs. The differences between FEM and FDM are:\n\n    * The most attractive feature of the FEM is its ability to handle complex geometries (and boundaries) with relative ease. While FDM in its basic form is restricted to handle rectangular shapes and simple alterations thereof, the handling of geometries in FEM is theoretically straightforward although the problem of computational time is strongly influenced by the ability to precondition the problem.\n\n    * The most attractive feature of finite differences is that it can be very easy to implement.\n\n    * There are several ways one could consider the FDM a subset of the FEM approach. One might choose basis functions as either piecewise constant functions or Dirac delta functions. In both approaches, the approximations are defined on the entire domain, but need no
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Pros: Better rates and more attention to you as they have few customers.\n\nCons:  Fewer locations and shorter hours.  Often less options and services than a full service bank.
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What is it supposed to be used for?
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Well, it is a long range goal type thing.\nDepending on your age, it might be better for your children etc than for yourself!\nBUT THERE WILL BE BENEFITS!
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It stores the information that you as the user select for different application to interface with you as the user.\n\nsuggestion:  Be very careful exploring around in folders/directories/and files that you don't understand.  You could seriously damage your operating system.
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see the link:\nhope it helps you
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Advantages - get laid back easily.\nDisadvantages - Video of getting laid back is sold in local blockbuster.
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To reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).  Currently there are too many proprietary technologies, cost of integrating them is huge.  The savings might not be "immediate" but over the course of time, it will be beneficial.\n\nI am answering the question very generically.  Need more details to answer more specifically.
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This is an interesting question, with a multi-faceted answer. The benefits of modern living are being in a society that provides better medical care, technological advancements, and a more comfortable standard of living. We are a world culture that operates more efficiently to provide for the needs of those who can afford those resources. \n\nIt also provides stress that affects our health, chemical pollutants in the ground, the air and in the food we eat that affect us and the environment in which we live. We are also less in need of using our physical bodies to do the work of providing a living, making us less fit than those who came before us and finally, modern living has elevated the importance of the individual to the point that it seriously has damaged if not destroyed our support system of community centered around the family. \n\nIn many ways, we are better off. In many ways, we have lost so much!
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It would really *really* help if you gave us a bit more information about what you're doing and what your terms mean.\n\n\nDoug
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One good reason is to provide information to other people. You can basically do anything you want on your page. So, if you decide to create or acquire info that may be of some use to other users, this could be a plus. For example, you could have information on your page that shows how to setup a 360 page, since many people ask this question. When somebody asks this question in !Answers, you could paste your link in the Answer box.\nSetting it up is very easy really. All you need to do is follow Yahoo's instructions - 1 step at a time and before you know it, presto! (:
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i like to use a quote or a short story that deals with the issue.  it gives you some evidence at the very beginning, and it depending on the quote, it can give you a very powerful introduction, which is exactly what you want in a debate.
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Here is a good place to start.
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it's a innovative and interesting way for US companies to have skilled employees, and to ensure that they know the latest technologies. \n\nCheck out http://www.work-basedlearning.org/\n\nfor more
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Heres some info you can start with.
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I would have to say that because it makes our lives easier. We are able to connect and talk to millions of people all over the world, get information in an instant, play games, order food, order other stuff, buy tickets, get the news/weather, do you banking, listen to music, watch movies and everyones favorite do actual work.\n\nSo by being able to do all of these things and more we are making it so that everything that used to take us a long time we can do very quickly and simply, giving us more time to do other things that we might want to do...
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Benefits:\n\n1. Cleaning your skin pores\n2. Eliminating body toxines\n3. Burning fat and losing weight\n\nI dont know of any risks involved.