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Calendar

The calendar for this course is just a rough outline of the pace at which topics are covered in the class.

WEEK # TOPICS
1 Continuum Viewpoint and the Equation of Motion
2 Static Fluids
3 Mass Conservation
4 Inviscid Flow - Differential Approach: Euler's Equation, Bernoulli's Integral and the Effects of Streamline Curvature, the General Form of Bernoulli's Integral
5 Control Volume Theorems (Integral Approach): Linear Momentum Theorem, Angular Momentum Theorem, and First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
6 Navier-Stokes Equation and Viscous Flow
7 Similarity and Dimensional Analysis
8 Boundary Layers, Separation and the Effect on Drag and Lift
9 Vorticity and Circulation (PDF)
10 Potential Flows: Lift, Drag, and Thrust Production
11 Surface Tension and its Effect on Flows
12 Introduction to Turbulence