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AndreCox edited this page Dec 7, 2025 · 5 revisions

Fast-FEM

Fast-FEM is a lightweight, high-performance finite element method (FEM) toolkit focused on clarity, modularity, and speed for research and small-to-medium engineering projects.

Quick links

  • Home (this page)
  • Architecture & design — see the wiki pages for core modules and data structures
  • Examples — minimal end-to-end usage examples and sample problems
  • Compilation — build and packaging instructions for Linux and Windows
  • Running — instructions for running the built application

Key features

  • Minimal, readable codebase intended for experiment-driven development
  • Fast linear algebra kernels and support for common element types

Getting started (quick)

  1. Clone the repository: git clone
  2. Install dependencies (see project README for exact commands).
  3. Run a simple example:
    • Look in the Examples wiki page for step-by-step runnable examples.

Documentation

Start with:

  • README (root of the repo) — project overview and build instructions
  • Architecture — high-level design and module responsibilities
  • API Reference — function signatures and usage notes
  • Examples — runnable scripts and expected results

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