Explores the transition of knots from practical applications to mathematical theory, covering equilibrium, tension analysis, ideal shapes, DNA mechanics, and pressure distributions.
Explores the physical and mechanical properties of wood in relation to moisture content and strength.
Covers the study of affine plane curves and their properties, including the concept of multiplicity and its applications.
Introduces the quadratic linking degree in motivic knot theory, covering knot theory basics, algebraic geometry, and intersection theory.
Explores material behavior in shear, shear forces, stress, equilibrium, shear laws, tension/compression, plane shear, shear rate, constrained slip, and shear strength.
