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Foundations of fluid mechanics from an advanced viewpoint, including formulation of continuum fluid dynamics; kinematic descriptions of fluid flow, derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations and energy equation for compressible fluids; and sound waves, viscous flows, boundary layers, and potential flows.

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Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor. Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one semester of fluid mechanics equivalent to MAE 3230 or higher, in addition to basic knowledge in vector calculus, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, and complex variable analysis.## Topics Covered

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FA11 Jane Wang — PHYS7601_FA11.pdf