Mathematical Models of Solids and Fluids: a short introduction

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Mathematical Models of Solids and Fluids: a short introduction is written by Pascal Grange and published by Liverpool University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1800855575 (ISBN 10) and 9781800855571 (ISBN 13).

This textbook provides an introduction to continuum mechanics, which models the behaviour of elastic solids and viscous fluids. It assumes only a working knowledge of classical mechanics, linear algebra and multivariable calculus. Every chapter contains exercises, with detailed solutions. The book is aimed at undergraduate students from scientific disciplines. Mathematics students will find examples of applications involving techniques from different branches of mathematics, such as geometry and differential equations. Physics students will find a gentle introduction to the notions of stress and material laws. Engineering students will find examples of classic exactly-solvable problems. The emphasis is on the thorough derivation of exact solutions, but estimates of the relevant orders of magnitude are provided.