1.   At the beginning of the century it was believed that everything could be understood in terms of continuum mechanics.

2.   In large-strain elasticity and in continuum mechanics the stress-strain law is non-linear and W is no longer a quadratic function of the strains.

3.   The language of continuum mechanics is increasingly being used in modern material science.

4.   There is in fact a great need for research in this area of the applicability of continuum mechanics.

5.   This new textbook describes the Boundary Element Method, a powerful and accurate computational technique in continuum mechanics.

6.   This subject is broadly termed continuum mechanics and is an academic discipline in its own right.