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<h1>MA5611 - Continuum Mechanics</h1>
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<td class="labelheading">Credit points:</td>
<td>03</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Year:</td>
<td>2009</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Student Contribution Band:</td>
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								Band 4</td>
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<td class="labelheading">Administered by:</td>
<td>School of Mathematics, Physics &amp; IT (pre 2009)</td>
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<p>Available to postgraduate students enrolled in Mathematics.</p>
<p>Vectors and tensors, stress and strain, fundamental laws, constitutive equations. Topics from: linear elasticity, fluid mechanics or magneto-hydrodynamics.</p>
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<tr><td class="labelheading">Assumed<br>Knowledge:</td><td>Students enrolling in this subject should have successfully completed MA3605 or have acquired equivalent knowledge through other study or professional experience.</td></tr>
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<h2>Availabilities</h2>
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<td class="labelheadingindent" colspan="2">Townsville,
				Internal,
				Study Period 1</td>
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<td class="labelindent" colspan="2" align="right">Census Date 27-Mar-2009</td>
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<tr><td class="labelindent">Coord/Lect:</td>
<td>Dr Shaun Belward.</td></tr>
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<td class="labelheadingindent" colspan="2">Townsville,
				Internal,
				Study Period 2</td>
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<td class="labelindent" colspan="2" align="right">Census Date 28-Aug-2009</td>
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<tr><td class="labelindent">Coord/Lect:</td>
<td>Dr Shaun Belward.</td></tr>
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<p><span style="color: #000;font-weight:bold;">Note: </span>
			Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of
			minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
			official information.</p>
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