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Title: Schaum's Outline of Continuum Mechanics by George E. Mase ISBN: 0-07-040663-4 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 June, 1969 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: a good source for a "quick review"
Comment: Like most other Schaum's series, the theory sections are condensed, which makes the part more like a compendium of continuum mechanics. The theoretical sections are thus good for a quick review of the material but not a good resource for "learning" the material. The biggest advantage of the book is that it provides an inexpensive summary of continuum mechanics.
The downside of the book is that the solved problems are not similar to the type of problems one confronts in a typical continuum course. In most cases several problems (statement together with the solution) are presented in a single page, which shows that each problem has been solved in 1-5 lines. I personally don't like most of the problems presented here; however, the problems could be useful for warming up.
A better book is "Introduction to the Mechanics of a Continuous Medium" by Malvern, which is the best I've seen in explaining the intricacies of the theory. Another good complement is Holzapfel's "Nonlinear Solid Mechanics: A Continuum Approach for Engineering", which contains both the theory AND some solved sample problems.
Rating: 4
Summary: better than most professors, but...
Comment: Better than most professors, but concepts are still difficult to grasp. Have you ever had one of those tennis ball machines go crazy at you? That is how continuum mechanics is, you constantly have things hurled in your direction and you don't know how to stop them. The concepts are very difficult to understand since I'm sure many professors have a hard time understanding the course material itself. The Schaum's outline helps very much in the sense that it slows down the hurling of material and it explains where many equations are derived from. This book stands out above the rest of continuum mechanics books in the sense that it offers solved problems, which is rare for such a theoretical class.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not really a very good book
Comment: Not really a very good book on continuum mechanics. However, it
does summarise some very important points and equations useful
for quick reference. The exercise is not so great.
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Title: Continuum Mechanics: Concise Theory and Problems by Peter Chadwick, P. Chadwick ISBN: 0486401804 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Schaum's Outline of Finite Element Analysis by George R. Buchanan ISBN: 0070087148 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Schaum's Outline of Tensor Calculus (Schaum's) by David C. Kay ISBN: 0070334846 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 April, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis by Thomas J. R. Hughes ISBN: 0486411818 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics by Lee A. Segel, G.H. Handelman, G. H. Handelman ISBN: 0486653692 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1987 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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