Continuum Mechanics

Writteninresponsetothedearthofpracticalandmeaningfultextbooksinthefieldoffundamentalcontinuummechanics,thiscomprehensivetreatmentoffersstudentsandinstructorsanimmenselyusefultool.Its115solvedproblemsandexercisesnotonlyprovideessentialpracticebutalsosystematicallyadvancetheunderstandingofvectorandtensortheory,basickinematics,balancelaws,fieldequations,jumpconditions,andconstitutiveequations.Readersfollowclear,formallyprecisestepsthroughthecentralideasofclassicalandmoderncontinuummechanics,expressedinacommon,efficientnotationthatfostersquickcomprehensionandrenderstheseconceptsfamiliarwhentheyreappearinothercontexts.Completionofthisbriefcourseresultsinaunifiedbasisforworkinfluiddynamicsandthemechanicsofsolidmaterials,afoundationofparticularvaluetostudentsofmathematicsandphysics,thosestudyingcontinuummechanicsatanintermediateoradvancedlevel,andpostgraduatestudentsintheappliedsciences."Shouldbeexcellentinitsintendedfunctionasaproblembooktoaccompanyalecturecourse."—QuarterlyofAppliedMath.