Continuum Mechanical Modeling for Simulation Science

This webpage provides material that complements in-person lectures and literature provided therein.

About the course

The course is lectured by Prof. Julia Kowalski, head of the Chair of Methods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering as part of the Simulation Science study program at RWTH Aachen University. It is designed as a 14 week graduate course with 2 lectures and 1 tutorial each week.

Required preliminary knowledge

Calculus, linear algebra and basic knowledge of numerical methods for partial differential equations. Basic knowledge on fluid mechanics and thermodynamics is an advantage, but no must.

How to cite?

This website is published under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (go to license). If you want to refer to the content of this webpage, please cite

@online{CMM,
  author = {Julia Kowalski, Ingo Steldermann, Alan Correa, Marc S. Boxberg, Benjamin Terschanski},
  title = {Continuum Mechanical Modeling for Simulation Science},
  year = 2025,
  url = {https://mbd.pages.rwth-aachen.de/courses/cmm},
  urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD}
}

How to contribute?

We greatly value student feedback in all forms! Whether you have a question about notation, need clarification on a concept, identify typos, or wish to discuss your own doubts about a specific topic—or even point out the absence of a resource addressing a particular issue—we welcome your input. We are grateful if you supported us via creating an issue here.

Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to share their concerns to enhance the content on this webpage. We are pleased to acknowledge these helpful contributions below:

  • Steve Bairos
  • Sheal Karunaratne
  • Ijaz Aslamsha

Additional important information

The RWTH Moodle platform is used in conjunction with this weppage. The RWTH Moodle will be used for:

  • announcements (change of dates/rooms, exam related information)
  • groups for homework assignments
  • homework submission

This webpage will be used for:

  • sharing lecture notes
  • sharing slides
  • sharing homework sheets

If you have trouble accessing the RWTH Moodle or parts of this webpage, do not hesitate to contact:

steldermann@mbd.rwth-aachen.de, terschanski@mbd.rwth-aachen.de, correa@mbd.rwth-aachen.de.