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Syllabus Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics for Earth Science Applications - 82856
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Last update 16-08-2017
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: atmospheric sciences

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: E. Safra

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Ori Adam
Prof Einat Aharonov

Coordinator Email: ori.adam@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Uri Adam
Prof Einat Aharonov

Course/Module description:
Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics with application for earth sciences.

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Familiarity with Navier Stokes equation, its derivatives and applications.

Attendance requirements(%):
80

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures and demonstrations

Course/Module Content:
Hydrostatics
Pressure
Stress
Viscosity 
Surface tension 
Capillary forces 
Diffusion 
Deriving navier stokes
Stokes equation
Poiselle flow
Couette flow
Terminal velocity of a particle in a fluid 
Non- dimensional analysis ( pi theory) 
Transition to turbulence 

Required Reading:
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, 6th edition

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 30 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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