Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences M140.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Recommended: Physics 32. Fluid statics and thermodynamics. Kinematics. Conservation laws and equations of fluid motion. Circulation theorems and vorticity dynamics. Rotating frame. Irrotational flow. Letter grading.