Mae 6020-600 (16286) Continuum Mechanics With Applications 

Host University

University of Virginia

Semester

Fall 2025

Course Number

MAE 6020

CRN

16286

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Instructor

Natasha Smith

Times and Days

Asynchronous

Course Information

Introduces continuum mechanics and mechanics of deformable solids. Vectors and cartesian tensors, stress, strain, deformation, equations of motion, constitutive laws, introduction to elasticity, thermal elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluids. Cross-listed as APMA 6020, AM 6020. Taught concurrently w/ CE 6720.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Instructor permission.