A brief review of vectors and an in-depth discussion of tensors and tensor calculus. Stress, deformation and strain. Continuum balance principles of mass, momentum and energy, the equations of motion and the energy equation. Entropy, the principles of material frame indifference and material symmetry. Various constitutive models, including elasticity (linear and/or non-linear), plasticity and viscoelasticity. Thermoelasticity, hyperelasticity, hypoelasticity, and electroelasticity may also be addressed.

A brief review of vectors and an in-depth discussion of tensors and tensor calculus. Stress, deformation and strain. Continuum balance principles of mass, momentum and energy, the equations of motion and the energy equation. Entropy, the principles of material frame indifference and material symmetry. Various constitutive models, including elasticity (linear and/or non-linear), plasticity and viscoelasticity. Thermoelasticity, hyperelasticity, hypoelasticity, and electroelasticity may also be addressed.