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Build, Install, and Test

• Overview of the MFEM Build and Test System
• Install MFEM with Spack

Finite Elements

• Using Partial and Matrix-free Assembly

Meshes

• Navigating Mesh Connectivity
• Parallel Element Numbering
• Finding Local Element Coordinates of Physical Points
• Working with Nonconforming Meshes for AMR

Linear Algebra

• Using Block Operators and Matrices

Solvers

• Using a Custom Preconditioner

Boundaries

• Compute Outer Normals of Boundary Elements
• Using Periodic Boundaries