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A d v a n c e d F l u i d M e c h a n i c s I

Homework Set No. 0

Due Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 4 p.m. CST

Vectors and Tensors

Solve problems 2.1 through 2.11 (p. 41) in Y. C. Fung's text, "A First Course in

Continuum Mechanics for Physical and Biological Engineers and Scientists," Third

Edition, Prentice Hall, 1994.

Due Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 4 p.m. CST

Solve problems 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 2.19 (p. 48) in Y. C. Fung's text, "A First Course in

Continuum Mechanics for Physical and Biological Engineers and Scientists," Third

Edition, Prentice Hall, 1994.

In solving these problems, many terms feature “repeated indices”. Thus, write down all

the possible terms before simplifying them.