The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | a. Course contribution to the LO reference framework (programme LO) LO1: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5 LO2: 2.3, 2.4 LO3: 3.5. LO6:6.3.
b. Specific formulation of programme LOs for this course At the end of this course, the student will be able: 1. Study the budget of physical quantities on material volumes or on fixed control volumes 2. To identify the appropriate mathematical models for specific flows 3. To understand the difference between physical principles and phenomenological laws 4. To solve simple fluid mechanics problems 5. To evaluate the reliability and coherence of mathematical models 6. To apply dimensional analysis 7. To design simple apparatus for heat or mass transfer 8. To estimate the drag and lift of simple objects in a flow 9. To calculate the orders of magnitude relevant to a mathematical model 10. To grasp the main processes at work in geophysical flows |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Exercise sessions with problems to solve.
Short homework assignments where the students implement numerical solutions to simple problems in MATLAB.
Continuous assessment: presentation of MATLAB programmes for solving simple problems.
