Elements of Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics Joanne L. Wegner

Elements of Continuum Mechanics

and Thermodynamics

Joanne L. Wegner

This book is based on notes prepared for a senior undergraduate or beginning graduate course that we taught at the universities of Alberta and Victoria. It is primarily intended for use by students of mechanical and civil engineering, but it may be of interest to others. The mathematical
background required for the topics covered in the book is modest and should be familiar to senior undergraduate engineering students. In particular it is assumed that a reader has a good knowledge of classical vector mechanics and linear algebra. Also, a background of the classical thermodynamics
usually taught in undergraduate engineering courses is desirable. One motivation for the book is to present an introduction to continuum mechanics that requires no background in certain areas of advanced mathematics such as functional analysis and general tensor analysis. The treatment
of continuum mechanics is based on Cartesian tensor analysis, but orthogonal curvilinear coordinates and corresponding physical coordinates are considered in appendices.

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