Chapter 2:  Tensors

Lecture 3 (8/31)

The Indicial Notation

2A1. Summation Convention, Dummy indices

2A2. Free Indices

2A3. Kronecker Delta

2A4. Permutation Symbol

2A5. Operations with Indicial Notations

2B1 Tensor: A Linear Transformation

2B2 Components of a Tensor

Lecture 4 (9/2)

Tensors

2B3 Components of  a Transformed Vector

2B4 Sum of Tensors

2B5 Product of Two Tensors

2B6 Transpose of a Tensor

2B7 Dyadic Product of Two Vectors

2B8 Trace of a Tensor

2B9 Identity Tensor and Tensor Inverse

2B10 Orthogonal tensor

2B11 Transformation Matrix Between Two Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate Systems

2B12 Transformation Laws of Cartesian Components of Vectors

Lecture 5 (9/9)

2B13 Transformation Laws of Cartesian Components of Tensors

2B14 Defining Tensors by Transformation Laws

2B15 Symmetric and Antisymmetric Tensors

2B16 The Dual Vector of an Antisymmetric Tensor

2B17 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of a Tensor

2B18 & 2B19 Principal Values and Principal Directions of Real Symmetric Tensors

2B20 Principal Scalar Invariants of a Tensor

Lecture 6 (9/14)

Part C Tensor Calculus

Introduction

2C1 Tensor valued function of a Scalar

2C2 Scalar Field, Gradient of a Scalar Field

2C3 Vector Field, Gradient of a Vector Field

2C4 Divergence of a  Vector Field and Divergence of a Tensor field

2C5Curl of a Vector Field