(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
A review of equilibrium for particles and rigid bodies. Application to truss structures. The concepts of deformation, strain, and stress. Equilibrium equations for a continuum. Elements of the theory of linear elasticity. The states of plane stress and plane strain. Solution of elementary elasticity problems (beam bending, torsion of circular bars). Euler buckling in elastic beams.
MATH 53, MATH 54 (may be taken concurrently), PHYS 7A
This class is also listed as MECHE W85
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.