Credits and License

You can refer to this book as:

Tom van Woudenberg and Iuri Rocha from Delft University of Technology (2025) Matrix method in statics. https://ciem5000-2025.github.io/book. Source files at CIEM5000-2025/book

You can refer to individual chapters or pages within this book as:

<Title of Chapter or Page>. In Tom van Woudenberg and Iuri Rocha from Delft University of Technology (2025) Matrix method in statics. https://ciem5000-2025.github.io/book/. Source files at CIEM5000-2025/book: ./book/<path to file(s)> chapter, accessed date.

We anticipate that the content of this book will change significantly. Therefore, we recommend using the source code directly with the citation above that refers to the GitHub repository and lists the date and name of the file. Although content will be added over time, chapter titles and URL’s in this book are expected to remain relatively static. However, we make no guarantee, so if it is important for you to reference a specific location/commit within the book.

How the book is made

This book is created using open source tools: it is a JupyterBook that is written using Markdown and Jupyter notebooks. Additional tooling is used from the TeachBooks initiative to enhance the editing and reading experience. The files are stored on a public GitHub repository. The website can be viewed at https://ciem5000-2025.github.io/book/. View the repository README file or contact the authors for additional information.

External resources

Parts of this book are taken from other external resources and reused in various ways. If an author is not listed on a particular page, it is by the Authors. Page Finite element method vs. Matrix Method includes code from MUDE Teachers and the Student Army from Delft University of Technology [MUDETatSAfDUoTechnology24a]. Original content is licensed under CC BY.