strength of materials, measurement in engineering of the capacity of metal, wood, concrete, and other materials to withstand stress and strain. Stress is the internal force exerted by one part of an elastic body upon the adjoining part, and strain is the deformation or change in dimension occasioned by stress.
KRISTIN HARTMAN. Bio. Kristin Hartman was born in VÃ¤sterÃ¥s, Sweden. She moved to the United States at a young age and lived in North and South Carolina before she moved to California. Hartman received her BA in Studio Art from California State University, Sacramento, where she was presented with the Deanâs Award in the College of Arts and Letters.
â Gayle Forman. Gayle Forman is the author of If I Stay, Where She Went, and Sisters in Sanity. As a journalist, her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Jane, Seventeen, Glamour, Elle, and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.