Continuum Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems (Dover Books on Physics)

Chadwick, P.

ISBN 10: 0486401804 / ISBN 13: 9780486401805

Published by Dover Publications, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Continuum Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems (Dover Books on Physics)
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486401804
• ISBN 13: 9780486401805
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Written in response to the dearth of practical and meaningful textbooks in the field of fundamental continuum mechanics, this comprehensive treatment offers students and instructors an immensely useful tool. Its 115 solved problems and exercises not only provide essential practice but also systematically advance the understanding of vector and tensor theory, basic kinematics, balance laws, field equations, jump conditions, and constitutive equations.
Readers follow clear, formally precise steps through the central ideas of classical and modern continuum mechanics, expressed in a common, efficient notation that fosters quick comprehension and renders these concepts familiar when they reappear in other contexts. Completion of this brief course results in a unified basis for work in fluid dynamics and the mechanics of solid materials, a foundation of particular value to students of mathematics and physics, those studying continuum mechanics at an intermediate or advanced level, and postgraduate students in the applied sciences. "Should be excellent in its intended function as a problem book to accompany a lecture course." — Quarterly of Applied Math.