Reference Notes by Professor Bower have been replaced by a more comprehensive electronic text at http://solidmechanics.org/

 

Lecture notes (2009):

No e-lecture notes are provided as of now,  black board teaching is used.

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Lecture notes (2006):

Lecture 1 (September 5, 2006): Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2 (September 7, 2006): Introduction to FEM

Lecture 3 (September 12, 2006): Introduction to FEM

Lecture 4 (September 14, 2006): Intro to FEM/Mathematical Background

Lecture 5 (September 19, 2006): Mathematical Background

Lecture 6 (September 21, 2006): Mathematical Background

Lecture 7 (September 26, 2006): Stress in a solid

Lecture 8 (September 28, 2006): Stress in a solid

Lecture 9 (October 3, 2006): Stress in a solid

Lecture 10 (October 5, 2006): Stress/strain in a solid

Lecture 11 (October 10, 2006): Strain in a solid

Lecture 12 (October 12, 2006): Strain in a solid

Lecture 13 (October 17, 2006): Strain in a solid

Lecture 14 (October 19, 2006): Mechanical Behaviors of a solid

Lecture 15 (October 24, 2006): Mechanical Behaviors of a solid

Lecture 16 (October 26, 2006): Mechanical Behaviors of a solid

Lecture 17 (November 2, 2006): Mechanical Behaviors of a solid

Lecture 18 (November 7, 2006): Boundary Value Problems in Linear Elasticity

Lecture 19 (November 9, 2006): Boundary Value Problems in Linear Elasticity

Lecture 20 (November 14, 2006): Boundary Value Problems in Linear Elasticity

Lecture 21 (November 16, 2006): BVPs & Variational Methods in Elasticity

Lecture 22 (November 21, 2006): Variational Methods in Elasticity

Lecture 23 (November 29, 2006): Variational Methods in Elasticity

Lecture 24 (November 30, 2006): Variational Methods in Elasticity

Lecture 25 (December 5, 2006): Boundary Value Problems in Plasticity