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mike h
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...Advanced PDE, Continuum Mechanics? What advantages would I experience in my future ME career if I used my BSME/MSME electives for a post-calculus math ladder of: Analysis, Advanced PDEs, and then Continuum Mechanics?
I recently read a statement from the Texas A&M libraries that stated that an in depth education in continuum mechanics is becoming essential due to the "increasing reliance, by engineer designers and researchers, on prepackaged computer codes." The statement went on to say that "these codes are based on models which have a specific and limited range of validity. Given the danger associated with the use of these computer codes in circumstances where the model is not valid, engineers have a need for an in depth understanding of continuum mechanics and the continuum models which can be formulated by use of the continuum mechanics techniques." I have been unable to really find any other statements online that support that claim. Can anyone second that claim?
I recently read a statement from the Texas A&M libraries that stated that an in depth education in continuum mechanics is becoming essential due to the "increasing reliance, by engineer designers and researchers, on prepackaged computer codes." The statement went on to say that "these codes are based on models which have a specific and limited range of validity. Given the danger associated with the use of these computer codes in circumstances where the model is not valid, engineers have a need for an in depth understanding of continuum mechanics and the continuum models which can be formulated by use of the continuum mechanics techniques." I have been unable to really find any other statements online that support that claim. Can anyone second that claim?