A First Course In Continuum Mechanics: For Physical And Biological Engineers And Scientists

1. Introduction -- 2. Vectors And Tensors -- 3. Stress -- 4. Principal Stresses And Principal Axes -- 5. Analysis Of Deformation -- 6. Velocity Fields And Compatibility Conditions -- 7. Constitutive Equations -- 8. Isotropy -- 9. Mechanical Properties Of Real Fluids And Solids -- 10. Derivation Of Field Equations -- 11. Field Equations And Boundary Conditions In Fluid Mechanics -- 12. Some Simple Problems In Elasticity -- 13. Stress, Strain, And Active Remodeling Of Structures -- Index. Y.c. Fung. Accompanied By: Supplementary Notes And Problem Solutions. Iv, 185 P. : Ill. ; 28 Cm. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.