MATH-UA 230 Introduction To Fluid Dynamics
4 points. Spring term only. Identical to PHYS-UA 180.
Course Description
Fluid dynamics is the branch of physics that describes motions of fluids as varied as the flow of blood in the human body, the flight of an insect or the motions of weather systems on Earth. The course introduces the key concepts of fluid dynamics: the formalism of continuum mechanics, the conservation of mass, energy and momentum in a fluid, the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, viscosity and vorticity. These concepts are applied to study classic problems in fluid dynamics, such as potential flow around a cylinder, the Stokes flow, the propagation of sound and gravity waves and the onset of instability in shear flow.
Prerequisites
Students must earn grades of C or higher in the following two prerequisite courses:
- MATH-UA 123 Calculus III or MATH-UA 133 Math for Economics III
- PHYS-UA 106 Mathematical Physics