PHYS 426

Fluid Mechanics

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-1

Flow kinematics, vorticity, the Navier-Stokes equations, Bernoulli's theorem, irrotational flow, viscous flow, dynamic similarity. Application to aerodynamics, water waves, low Reynolds number (very viscous) flow and other selected topics.

Prerequisites: 220 or 321A; 217 or 317.

Pre- or corequisites: One of MATH 301, 330B, 438; MATH 326 or 346.

Undergraduate course in Physics offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science.