Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Study of principles of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics and rheology of polymeric liquids and dispersed systems. Emphasis on origins of viscoelasticity, physics of dilute and entangled polymers, and collection and interpretation of rheological data. Concurrently scheduled with course C260. Letter grading.