Continuum Mechanics II. Introduction

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Week Nine – Tensor Properties III: The Eigenvalue Problem

In this last week of lectures before your second test, we shall be looking at the Eigenvalue problem you have encountered already in your Engineering Mathematics. There is an equipollency between the tensor eigenvalues and those of matrices. The issues here are therefore familiar. The tensor form has specific physical implications in our engineering courses especially as it relates to the Principal invariants of tensors and the spectral form using eigenbases.
We shall also have two tutorial classes on the worked examples to help prepare you for the test. Remember that the test is a paraphrase of the same problems that are solved for you in the Q&A at the end of each chapter. EVERYTHING in the Q&A is part of the questions populating the database from where your questions are drawn.
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Week Four – Vector Space

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There are a number of examples in the text that today’s lecture expects you to type in and practice. If in future, you do not know how to program, it will be because you were lazy in simply typing in code and running them. “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” A word enough for the wise!
There is a test next week on Chapter One. Those who refuse to practise are going to have a cold shower on a harmattan morning!

Week Two – The Summation Convention

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I note that there have been no comments or questions from Systems Engineering students. There will be a test two weeks time on the first four weeks. Those who do not practice the Q&As as instructed will have themselves to blame.

Continuum Mechanics for Modeling, Simulation & Design

The site for the course is www.s2pAfrica.org the notes and other materials for the course are also there. Until further notice, reach me here for immediate answers to your questions. We are still organizing that site.
Here are the slides for the opening class:
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The following is the Course text.
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Required Preparation for Next week: Read Pages 23 to 50; Work Examples 1-25 in the Solved Problems Section.
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Computer Graphics & Design

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If there are things a sufficient number of you do not understand from the class lecture, let me know about it. I may prepare another set of notes of a video to cover the problem areas.

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Here are the slides for today’s lecture.

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The recommended text is available in pdf from here:
Choose Lai, Rubin and Krempl, Introduction to Continuum Mechanics. I will give you a password in class.

Q&A Tensor Calculus

These Questions and Answers follow the lectures on Tensor Calculus. Work through them for your next test:
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