MTH6119 Fluid Dynamics (Winter 2009)

Announcements, Notices, Etc.

• Module Timetable (Final)
  
  TU 10am in Maths G2 (Lec)
  TH 2pm in Maths G2 (Lec)
  TH 4pm in Maths 513 (Lec)
  FR 10am in Maths 513 (Tut)
  
  
• Calculators are not needed for exams and should NOT be used.
  
• TEST1 (Maths 513 at 10AM) on 13 February 2009.
  
• TEST2 (Maths 513 at 10AM) on 13 March 2009.
  
• EXAM (Octagon at 10AM) on 3 June 2009.
  

Description, Syllabus, Notes, Etc.

• Download the course description/syllabus in pdf format.
• Download the "math cheat sheet" in pdf format.
  
• Download chapter 1 in pdf format.
  
• Download notes from Prof. Su's course, helpful for MTH6119, in pdf format.
  (** DO NOT DISTRIBUTE and CAVEAT EMPTOR **)
  
• Download notes from Prof. Balbus' course, also helpful for MTH6119, in pdf format.
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Suggested Practice Problems and Thinking Points

• Verify and familiarise yourself of vector identities and
  gradient and integral theorems in A.1--A.5 of "math cheat sheet".
  
• Practice using index notation and elementary tensor algebra
  on material in A.1--A.5 of "math cheat sheet".
  
• Problem 1.1 and 1.4 in the text.
  
• Derive Eqs. (1.14) and (1.16) on p.9.
  
• Do problem 1.5 in the text.
  
• Understand streamline, vorticity from velocity and point and Rankine vortices.
  
• Derive Eqs. (1.25), (1.27) and (1.29).
  
• Understand circulation.
  
• Do problem 1.8 in the text.
  
• Understand viscosity, Newtonian fluid and Reynolds number.
• --------- MIDTERM1 (covering material above) ---------
  
• Understand boundary layer and diffusion of vorticity.
  
• Understand flow due to impulsively moved boundary and similarity solution (p.35).
  
• Understand diffusion of vorticity for flow bounded at the top and separation of variable (p.41).
  
• Understand decay of line/point vortex (p.47).
  
• Understand simple model of a boundary layer and asymptotic matching (p.269).
  
• Read and understand section 3.2 in the text.
  
• --------- MIDTERM2 (covering material above, since MIDTERM1) ---------
  
• Read and understand section 3.1 and 3.5 in the text.
  
• Read and understand section 3.3 in the text.
  
• Read and understand section 3.6 in the text.
  
• Read and understand section 3.8 and 3.9 in the text.
  
• More suggestions/pointers may appear -- check this page periodically.