Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. 3 credits

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This course covers tensor analysis, state of stress, material and spatial descriptions of motion of a continuous medium, kinematics of deformation, general principles of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermomechanics and balance principles: mass, momentum, and energy. Constitutive equations of large-deformation elasticity, and an introduction to inelasticity are also covered. Offered by Mechanical Engineering . May not be repeated for credit.