This book addresses the basic concepts of continuum mechanics that is the classical field
theory of deformable bodies. The theory is systematically developed from the kinematics to the
balance equations the material theory and the entropy principles. In turn the linear-elastic
solids the ideal liquid and the Newtonian liquid are presented in detail as concrete
applications. The book concludes by covering the theory of small motions in a medium with a
finite prestress. In general the emphasis is on presenting the content in a clear and
straightforward way that requires only an elementary grasp of calculus linear algebra and
Newtonian mechanics. The book is intended for students of physics mechanics engineering and
the geosciences as well as applied mathematics with a year or more of college calculus behind
them.
