The main objective of the course is to give students the basic concepts of the elasticity theory in the linear elastic regime, including the relations between the loads applied to a non-rigid body made of a given material and the resulting deformations. The objectives of the course also involve the concepts and the skills that form the foundation of all structural and machine design.

After the course conclusion, the student is capable of:

1. Develop a clear insight into the relations between stress and strain for structural components subject to axial loads, torsion, bending and shear forces, acting individually or jointly.
2. Apply the Mechanics of Materials as a tool in the analysis of structural and mechanical systems.
3. Find the required dimensions of a member of a specified material to carry a given load subject to stated specifications of stress and deflections.
4. Study of systems, in a rational and coherent way, using computational tools based on symbolic computation.

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