Plates and Panels of Isotropic Materials -- Equations of Linear Elasticity in Cartesian Coordinates -- Derivation of the Governing Equations for Isotropic Rectangular Plates -- Solutions to Problems of Isotropic Rectangular Plates -- Thermal Stresses in Plates -- Circular Isotropic Plates -- Buckling of Isotropic Columns and Plates -- Vibrations of Isotropic Beams and Plates -- Theorem of Minimum Potential Energy, Hamilton’s Principle and Their Applications -- Reissner’s Variational Theorem and Its Applications -- Plates and Panels of Composite Materials -- Anisotropic Elasticity and Composite Laminate Theory -- Plates and Panels of Composite Materials -- Elastic Instability (Buckling) of Composite Plates -- Linear and Nonlinear Vibration of Composite Plates -- Energy Methods for Composite Material Structures -- Plates and Panels of Sandwich Construction -- Governing Equations for Plates and Panels of Sandwich Construction -- Elastic Instability (Buckling) of Sandwich Plates -- Structural Optimization to Obtain Minimum Weight Sandwich Panels -- Plates Using Smart (Piezoelectric) Materials -- Piezoelectric Materials -- Piezoelectric Effects -- Use of Minimum Potential Energy to Analyze a Piezoelectric Beam.