Applied Solid Mechanics

Applied Solid Mechanics

Author: Peter Howell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 052185489X

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Emphasises the power of mathematics to provide quantitative insights across the whole area of solid mechanics; accessible and comprehensive.


Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics

Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics

Author: Lee A. Segel

Publisher: SIAM

Published: 2007-07-12

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 0898716209

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This classic work gives an excellent overview of the subject, with an emphasis on clarity, explanation, and motivation. Extensive exercises and a valuable section containing hints and answers make this an excellent text for both classroom use and independent study.


The Mathematics and Mechanics of Biological Growth

The Mathematics and Mechanics of Biological Growth

Author: Alain Goriely

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-05-29

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 038787710X

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This monograph presents a general mathematical theory for biological growth. It provides both a conceptual and a technical foundation for the understanding and analysis of problems arising in biology and physiology. The theory and methods are illustrated on a wide range of examples and applications. A process of extreme complexity, growth plays a fundamental role in many biological processes and is considered to be the hallmark of life itself. Its description has been one of the fundamental problems of life sciences, but until recently, it has not attracted much attention from mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The author herein presents the first major technical monograph on the problem of growth since D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson’s 1917 book On Growth and Form. The emphasis of the book is on the proper mathematical formulation of growth kinematics and mechanics. Accordingly, the discussion proceeds in order of complexity and the book is divided into five parts. First, a general introduction on the problem of growth from a historical perspective is given. Then, basic concepts are introduced within the context of growth in filamentary structures. These ideas are then generalized to surfaces and membranes and eventually to the general case of volumetric growth. The book concludes with a discussion of open problems and outstanding challenges. Thoughtfully written and richly illustrated to be accessible to readers of varying interests and background, the text will appeal to life scientists, biophysicists, biomedical engineers, and applied mathematicians alike.


Wave Propagation in Layered Anisotropic Media

Wave Propagation in Layered Anisotropic Media

Author: A.H. Nayfeh

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1995-09-27

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0080543731

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Recent advances in the study of the dynamic behavior of layered materials in general, and laminated fibrous composites in particular, are presented in this book. The need to understand the microstructural behavior of such classes of materials has brought a new challenge to existing analytical tools. This book explores the fundamental question of how mechanical waves propagate and interact with layered anisotropic media. The chapters are organized in a logical sequence depending upon the complexity of the physical model and its mathematical treatment.


Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics

Author: Patrick Murphy

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2014-05-21

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1483141969

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Applied Mathematics: Made Simple provides an elementary study of the three main branches of classical applied mathematics: statics, hydrostatics, and dynamics. The book begins with discussion of the concepts of mechanics, parallel forces and rigid bodies, kinematics, motion with uniform acceleration in a straight line, and Newton's law of motion. Separate chapters cover vector algebra and coplanar motion, relative motion, projectiles, friction, and rigid bodies in equilibrium under the action of coplanar forces. The final chapters deal with machines and hydrostatics. The standard and content of the book covers C.S.E. and 'O' level G.C.E. examinations in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics as well as the relevant parts of the syllabuses for Physics and General Science courses related to Engineering, Building, and Agriculture. The book is also written for the home study reader who is interested in widening his mathematical appreciation or simply reviving forgotten ideas. The author hopes that the style of presentation will be found sufficiently attractive to recapture those who may at one time have lost interest.


Mathematical Models in Applied Mechanics

Mathematical Models in Applied Mechanics

Author: Alan B. Tayler

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780198515593

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This textbook demonstrates the power of mathematics in solving practical, scientific, and technical problems through mathematical modelling techniques. It has been designed specifically for final year undergraduate and graduate students, and springs from the author's extensive teachingexperience. The text is combined with twenty-one carefully ordered problems taken from real situations, and students are encouraged to develop the skill of constructing their own models of new situations.


Group-Theoretic Methods in Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Group-Theoretic Methods in Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Author: D.M. Klimov

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-04-21

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1482265222

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Group analysis of differential equations has applications to various problems in nonlinear mechanics and physics. For the first time, this book gives the systematic group analysis of main postulates of classical and relativistic mechanics. The consistent presentation of Lie group theory is illustrated by plentiful examples. Symmetries and conservat


Continuum Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing: Godunov's Legacy

Continuum Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing: Godunov's Legacy

Author: Gennadii V. Demidenko

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 3030388700

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This book is a liber amicorum to Professor Sergei Konstantinovich Godunov and gathers contributions by renowned scientists in honor of his 90th birthday. The contributions address those fields that Professor Godunov is most famous for: differential and difference equations, partial differential equations, equations of mathematical physics, mathematical modeling, difference schemes, advanced computational methods for hyperbolic equations, computational methods for linear algebra, and mathematical problems in continuum mechanics.


Mathematics and Mechanics - The Interplay

Mathematics and Mechanics - The Interplay

Author: Luigi Morino

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-19

Total Pages: 1019

ISBN-13: 3662632071

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Mathematics plays an important role in mechanics and other human endeavours. Validating examples in this first volume include, for instance: the connection between the golden ratio (the “divine proportion" used by Phidias and many other artists and enshrined in Leonardo's Vitruvian Man, shown on the front cover), and the Fibonacci spiral (observable in botany, e.g., in the placement of sunflower seeds); is the coast of Tuscany infinitely long?; the equal-time free fall of a feather and a lead ball in a vacuum; a simple diagnostic for changing your car's shocks; the Kepler laws of the planets; the dynamics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system; the tides' mechanism; the laws of friction and a wheel rolling down a partially icy slope; and many more. The style is colloquial. The emphasis is on intuition - lengthy but intuitive proofs are preferred to simple non-intuitive ones. The mathematical/mechanical sophistication gradually increases, making the volume widely accessible. Intuition is not at the expense of rigor. Except for grammar-school material, every statement that is later used is rigorously proven. Guidelines that facilitate the reading of the book are presented. The interplay between mathematics and mechanics is presented within a historical context, to show that often mechanics stimulated mathematical developments - Newton comes to mind. Sometimes mathematics was introduced independently of its mechanics applications, such as the absolute calculus for Einstein's general theory of relativity. Bio-sketches of all the scientists encountered are included and show that many of them dealt with both mathematics and mechanics.


Differential Geometry with Applications to Mechanics and Physics

Differential Geometry with Applications to Mechanics and Physics

Author: Yves Talpaert

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-09-12

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780824703851

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An introduction to differential geometry with applications to mechanics and physics. It covers topology and differential calculus in banach spaces; differentiable manifold and mapping submanifolds; tangent vector space; tangent bundle, vector field on manifold, Lie algebra structure, and one-parameter group of diffeomorphisms; exterior differential forms; Lie derivative and Lie algebra; n-form integration on n-manifold; Riemann geometry; and more. It includes 133 solved exercises.