This is an intro course on fluid mechanics, with emphasis on civil and environmental engineering applications. The content is a bit difficult to grasp, but the course focuses on problem solving rather than theory which made things easier. The condensed lab week was quite tiring.

Fluid Properties: bulk modulus, fractional volume and density, Ideal Gas Law Hydrostatics: atmospheric lapse rate, manometers Viscosity: piezometric pressure gradient, friction factor, kinematic viscosity, Darcy's Law, Reynolds number, laminar and turbulent flow, energy loss, Moody Diagram Method of Energy: kinetic energy flux, total energy flux, headway Method of Control Volume: mass flux, Bernoulli Equation, momentum flux Dimensional Analysis: dimensionless parameters, drag coefficient, Buckingham Pi Theorem, model similitude, propellers Hydraulic Machines: pumps, turbines, head coefficient, discharge coefficient, net positive suction head coefficient, cavitation, pump specific speed, Pelton Wheel Open Channel Flow: specific energy and force, Froude number, critical flow Hydrauli...read more

He is a nice guy who tries to make the course easy. He talks very slowly. He walks you through the assignment problems in class. The labs are co-run with Professor Sofia Babarutsi, who is quite strict with attendance and punctuality. The exams are based off the assignments, so no surprises.

Write up neat solutions for the assignments as the exams are based on them. Memorizing / internalizing the assignment solutions are the best way to study for exams. Communicate with your lab group because labs are due within 24 hours of performing the experiment.