Week

Class

Lab

Homework

I

Jan 21

Introductions-goals, expectations. Basic concepts: Dimensions and Units, basic statistics. Comparison of fluids and solids. Continuum hypothesis. No-slip condition and shear (class handout: PDF)

Reading material (PDF)

First visit to Lab (handout, PDF):

Mass, density and volume. The no-slip condition. Sinking in low Re #.

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Movie viewing homework: Fluid dynamics of drag, part I. Watch using Real-player(www.realplayerweb.com, available free from Google pack).

Sinking speed data from all groups (Excel spreadsheet).

Quiz 1 (PDF)

Homework 1: Mass, volume and density. Error propagation. Using Excel worksheets, graphing, analyzing and displaying data (PDF).

Handout: Rubric on data, their display and their interpretation (PDF).

Handout: on error propagation and significant digits (PDF). See also: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/sigdig.html#c1

Answers to homework 1 (PDF)

II

Jan 28

Basic concepts: density, volume, mass. mass conservation and continuity. Momentum. Newton's laws. Forces in fluids: body (e.g. gravity) and surface forces (pressure and stress). Class handout (PDF).

Reading material (PDF)

Pressure lab: Static, Manometers, Pascal's press. (PDF)

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Movie viewing homework: Fluid dynamics of drag, part II.

Quiz 2 (PDF)

Answers to homework 2 (PDF)

III

Feb 5

Pressure and buoyancy.

Archimedes principle. Energy, power. Bernoulli's principle (class handout: PDF)

 Reading material (PDF).

Buoyancy lab (PDF)

Movie viewing homework: Fluid dynamics of drag, part III.

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Quiz 3 (PDF)

Homework 3: (PDF).

Answers to homework 3 (PDF)

IV

Feb 12

Heat and temperature. Diffusion. Infrared radiation (class handout PDF).

Reading material (PDF)

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Movie viewing homework: Fluid dynamics of drag, part IV.

Quiz 4 (PDF)

Homework 4: investigate the yearly temperature cycle in the Gulf of Maine + Unit conversion (PDF).  

Answers to homework 4 (PDF)

V

Feb19

Light and sound, vision and hearing in water (class handout PDF).

Reading material (PDF)

Lab on light and sound, vision and hearing (PDF).

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Movie viewing homework: Low Reynolds number flow.

Quiz 5 (PDF)

Homework. Preparation for lab on Reynolds number (PDF).

Answers to homework 5 (PDF)

VI

Feb 26

Mar 2

The Reynolds number (Re). Swimming in high and low Re (class handout PDF).

Reading material (PDF)

Mid term exam 2007

Lab on drag and swimming at high and low Re. (PDF).

Pictures from lab (PDF)

Quiz 6 (PDF)

Review for mid-term.

2004 midterm (PDF)

Answers (PDF)

2005 midterm (PDF)

Answers (PDF)

2006 midterm (PDF)

Answers (PDF)

2007 midterm (PDF)

Answers (PDF)