CE 203 – Fluid Mechanics
Catalog description Physical properties of fluids, fluid statics; integral and differential equations of conservatino of mass, energy, and momentum;
principles of real fluid flows: boundary layer effects, flow through
pipes, flow in open channels, drag forces on bodies.
| Prerequisite: ME 190 and Math 198. Graduate credit for students in earth and environmental sciences. | |
| Who takes it | |
| Usually undergraduate students from Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Science during the junior year. | |
| What it’s about | |
| This course is intended to provide a foundation in the principles of fluid mechanics with emphasis given to applications of fluid mechanics theory to civil engineering problems. | |
| Textbook: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition, Munson, B.R., Young, D.F., and Okiishi, T.H. (2006), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. | |
| www.vanderbilt.edu/oak provides access to the students of the syllabus, course information, problems, and homework solutions. (only for registered students) | |
| Contact | |
| Instructor: Florence Sanchez | |
| e-mail: florence.sanchez@vanderbilt.edu |
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