This set of homework relies on a few elementary facts of the algebra of vectors and tensors. If you are vague about these facts, see some old notes I wrote when I taught ES 240 in 2006: node/205/revisions/1385/view
11. Positive-definite elastic energy density
12. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is a second-rank tensor.
13. Hooke's law for anisotropic, linearly elastic solids
14. Invariants of a tensor
15. A "derivation" of the Mises (1913) yield criterion
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