This book covers the fundamental concepts of energy principles and variational methods and their function in the formulation and solution of problems of mechanics. It has been completely revised and updated to meet the increased application of these methods.
Author Biography
J. N. REDDY, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor and inaugural holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has authored and coauthored several books, including Energy and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics, Advanced Engineering Analysis (with M. L. Rasmussen), and A Mathematical Theory of Finite Elements (with J. T. Oden), all published by Wiley.
