PHYS.6660 Fluid Mechanics
Id: 042649
Credits: 3-3
Description
The course will cover fundamental topics in fluid mechanics, including the definition of fluids, fluid kinematics, vorticity and circulation, the fluid equations in different frames of reference (Eulerian, Lagrangian, rotating), macroscopic conservation laws and their derivation from the microscopic physics, Vorticity dynamics and irrotational flow, waves and instabilities, laminar flow, boundary layers, turbulence, compressible flow and shocks, and geophysical fluid dynamics.
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Course prerequisites/corequisites are determined by the faculty and approved by the curriculum committees. Students are required to fulfill these requirements prior to enrollment. For courses offered through online or GPS delivery, students are responsible for confirming with the instructor or department that all enrollment requirements have been satisfied before registering.