Eva Marie Strawbridge

Department of Mathematics

University of Chicago


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Elementary Fluid Dynamics

This is a short, two week, introduction to fluid mechanics and dynamics as part of the University of Chicago Mathematics REU Program. For the eager student, this can be easily extended into an independent investigation of a special topic in applications of fluid mechanics. Questions revolving around the dynamics and mechanics of fluids arise very naturally from physical observation. Substances which range from the very air we breath to the oceans which cover seventy percent of the earth behave as fluids. Shockingly, the behavior of such grand continuum as the ocean (or the syrup you put on your pancakes this morning) can often be packaged into intuitive and compact equations. We will develop the basic concepts of fluid dynamics following the general procedure of D. J. Acheson. Topics Covered will include:

  • Ideal Fluids
  • Vorticity
  • Elementary Viscous Flows
  • Applications to Biology

    • No previous experience with differential equations or vector calculus will be assumed.

    Schedule (TBA)

    DATE
    		 DAY
    		 TIME
    		 PLACE
    		 TOPIC
    Jun. xx
    		 TBA
    		 TBA
    		 TBA
    		 Introduction to Fluids


    Supported by the University of Chicago Mathematics Department.