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Fluid Mechanics
Fall 2009-2010

Instructor
Christopher E. Brennen

111 Thomas Building
(626) 395-4117
brennen at caltech dot edu

Assistant

Cheryl Geer

(626) 395-4229
cgeer at caltech dot edu

Text Book: Fluid Flow,
by Acosta, Sabersky, Hauptmann and Gates 

Reference Books

TAs
Jeff Hanna

320 Thomas
x3954

jhanna at caltech dot edu
Office Hours: Sun, Mon 8-9pm
Location: 306 Thomas


Nick Parziale
404 Gug
x8311

np at caltech dot edu
Office hours: Sun, Mon 8-9pm
Location: 306 Thomas



Schedule
206 Thomas
Tues
10.30am-12noon
Thurs
10.30am-12noon
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Handouts & Links / Homework / Reviews & Notes


Lecture Videos


Announcements

11/30 -- The due date for homework 8 has been changed to Fri, Dec. 4. You will need to turn your sets into Cheryl Geer's office by 5pm. Due to the holiday break and change in due date, I will be holding office hours on Thu, Dec. 3 from 8-9pm at the usual location.
11/6 -- Due to planned absences for Prof. Brennen, the following classes will be CANCELED:
Thu, Nov. 19; class canceled
Tue, Nov. 24; class canceled
and of course there will be no class on Thanksgiving, Thu Nov. 26. The first MAKE-UP has been scheduled for NEXT Friday:
Fri, Nov. 13; make-up class, 12noon-1.30pm
and then, perhaps another make-up at a later date. I do not know what impact this will have on the homework schedule, but the dates in the post below may no longer apply.
10/26 -- In addition to the regular classes this week, a make-up class is scheduled on Friday, 12noon-1.30pm in 206 Thomas. This was the time slot that adversely effected the fewest members of the class. Bear in mind also that the class will be videotaped; we will make an effort to get it online as soon as possible for those who have a conflict at this time. The homework schedule has been adjusted accordingly - see the additional info below.
Homework 4 - due date Oct. 29
Midterm handed out on Oct. 29 - due Nov. 2, by 5pm
Homework 5 - handed out Nov. 3 - due Nov. 10
Homework 6 - handed out Nov. 10 - due Nov. 17
Homework 7 - handed out Nov. 17 - due Nov. 24
Homework 8 - Handed out Nov. 24 - due Dec. 3
Final - Handed out Dec. 3
10/25 -- Office hours will change this week. The location will remain 306 Thomas. Nick will host 1-3pm on Sunday (Oct. 25) afternoon, and I will be there 8-9pm as usual. The Monday hours will be moved to Wednesday (Oct. 28) 8-9pm as a result of the new due date for hw4. Please make a note of this change. WE WILL NOT BE THERE TO HELP ON MONDAY NIGHT.
10/25 -- Homework stats have been added below.
10/22 -- Class canceled today. A date and time for a make-up class will be announced here and via email to the class. The due date for hw4 has been pushed back to Thu, Oct. 29.
10/6 -- Please turn in a hard copy of your problem set on the day it is due.
10/5 -- If you need after-hours access to Thomas for office hours, go talk to the ME department administrator, Chris Silva, in 208 Thomas. She should be able to get you set up. She will definitely need your UID number and may or may not need your actual ID card. PLEASE DO NOT PROP THE DOORS OPEN. I made the mistake of doing this, thinking it was okay, but I have since been scolded. Propping the doors open trips an alarm and also jeopardizes the safety of people and belongings inside Thomas late at night.

Handouts & Links

Date Description Document
Wed, Nov. 18 PowerPoint lecture slides (updated often) ME19a.ppt
Wed, Nov. 18 Video of cavitation bubbles knapp.avi
n/a Class notes and handouts Download Me

Homework

Due Date Homework Homework Solution Homework Stats
Fri, Dec. 4 me19a-hw8.pdf me19a-hw8-solutions.pdf
me19a-hw8-mathematica.nb
me19a-hw8-matlab.m
hi=40, lo=0, avg=38.63, std=7.065
Tue, Nov. 24 me19a-hw7.pdf me19a-hw7-solutions.pdf hi=50, lo=0, avg=48.44, std=8.839
Tue, Nov. 17 me19a-hw6.pdf me19a-hw6-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=0, avg=35.69, std=9.791
Tue, Nov. 10 me19a-hw5.pdf me19a-hw5-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=24.5, avg=38.06, std=3.45
Thu, Oct. 29 me19a-hw4.pdf me19a-hw4-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=21, avg=37.14, std=4.942
Tue, Oct. 20 me19a-hw3.pdf me19a-hw3-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=0, avg=36.88, std=7.123
Tue, Oct. 13 me19a-hw2.pdf me19a-hw2-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=0, avg=37.16, std=7.485
Tue, Oct. 6 me19a-hw1.pdf me19a-hw1-solutions.pdf hi=40, lo=35, avg=39.17, std=1.305
n/a Homework Solution Stats

Reviews & Notes

Potential review materials or supplemental notes will be posted here

Questions? jhanna at caltech dot edu  |  last update: Tuesday, 8-Dec-2009 11:56 PST