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Continuum Mechanics As The First Mechanics Course
2004 Annual Conference Proceedings
unpublished
This paper describes an introductory course in continuum mechanics. Taught within Harvey Mudd College's broad, unspecialized curriculum, the course is designed for second-semester sophomores or juniors who have not had any of the standard engineering courses in mechanics (i.e., statics, dynamics, or strength of materials). We describe in this paper the course's development and its contents, including its many illustrative real-world case studies. We also show how it is uniquely positioned to
doi:10.18260/1-2--13343
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