Lecture notes for selected topics in the class are presented below. "Muddy Points" refer to topics that students found particularly difficult or confusing.
Lecture notes files.
| PART # |
LECTURE NOTES |
| IA |
Class Format and Structure (PDF)
Modeling Fluid Flow (PDF) |
| II |
Pressure Fields and Upstream Influence (PDF) |
| III |
Vorticity and Circulation: Concepts and Applications
Applications of Vorticity and Circulation in Describing "Real Flows"
Creation of a Vortex Ring
Vorticity and Nozzle Muddy Points |
| V |
Flow and Forces
Weather Systems on a Rotating Earth
Flow at Low Rossby Number |