MAE 210a. Fluid Mechanics I (4)

(Cross-listed with CENG 210a)

Fall 2009

This course covers basic conservation laws, flow kinematics, the Navier-Stokes equations and some of its exact solutions, non-dimensional parameters and different flow regimes, and vorticity dynamics.

Instructor:

• Prof. Daniel M. Tartakovsky, Office: EBU II, Room 577

Lectures:

• 3:30-4:50 PM, Tu Th, PCYNH 121

Office Hours:

• Weds 9:00-10:30 AM and by appointment. EBU II, Room 577

Academic prerequisites:

• MAE 101A-B and MAE 110A or consent of instructor

Prerequisites by topic:

• Elementary mechanics,
• Differential calculus,
• Elementary ordinary and partial differential equations

Textbook:

• P. K. Kundu and I. M. Cohen, Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12-373735-9

Course grade:

• The final course grade will be based on homework (10%), two mid-term exam (40%), and the final exam (50%)
• First midterm exam: Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Sample problems and solutions. Midterm solution
• Second midterm exam: Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Sample problems and solutions.
• Final exam: 3:00-6:00 PM, Monday, December 7, 2009.

Homework assignments:

Homework 0. Due date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (Solution)

Homework 1. Due date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (Solution)

Homework 2. Due date: Tuesday, November 10,2009 (Solution)

Homework 3. Due date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Course syllabus:

• Course syllabus can be downloaded here.

Academic integrity:

• All students are expected to adhere to the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship. Students are encouraged to discuss course topics and homework with each other, but must work on and submit their own homework assignments and exams.