Lecture Notes

Lecture notes for selected topics in the class are presented below. "Muddy Points" refer to topics that students found particularly difficult or confusing.

PART # LECTURE NOTES
IA

Class format and structure (PDF)

Modeling fluid flow (PDF)

II Pressure fields and upstream influence (PDF)
III

Vorticity and circulation: Concepts and applications

Applications of vorticity and circulation in describing "real flows"

Creation of a vortex ring

Vorticity and nozzle muddy points

V

Flow and forces

Weather systems on a rotating earth

Flow at low rossby number