内容简介
Atatimewhenmathematicalmodelingispervadingmanyareasofscienceandmaster'sdegreeprogramsinindustrialmathematicsarebeinginitiatedinmanyuniversities,thisbookisintendedasanintroductiontocontinuummechanicsandmathematicalmodeling.Oneoftheaimsofthebookistoreducethegapslightlybetweenmathematicsandthisareaofnaturalscience-agapthatisusuallyduetothelanguagebarrierandtothedifferencesinthinkingandreasoning.Thisbookiswritteninastylesuitableformathematiciansandadaptedtotheirtraining.Wehavetriedtoremainveryclosetophysicsandtomathematicsatthesametimebymaking,inparticular,aclearseparationbetweenwhatisassumedandwhatisproved.Asitis,thebookmayappealaswelltoabroaderaudience,suchasengineerswhowouldliketohaveadifferentperspectiveonthefield,relyinglessonphysicalintuition,andadvancedresearcherswhowouldlikeanintroductiontoafieldnewtothem.